shikoj

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Albanian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from Vulgar Latin sequor (to follow),[1] although its absence from Old Albanian works just as the Meshari and in several southern Tosk dialects, including those of Greece and Italy, suggests it's a more recent formation.[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

shikoj (aorist shikova, participle shikuar)

  1. to look at, gaze at
    Synonyms: vështroj, sodit, shoh
  2. to observe, examine
    Synonyms: shqyrtoj, vëzhgoj, këqyr, provoj
  3. to pay attention to, take into account
    Synonym: dëgjoj
  4. to take care of, look after
    Synonyms: ndihmoj, shoh, vështroj
  5. (imperative, colloquial) Denotes surprise or teasing. would you look at, what a
    Shiko ç'flokë!Would you look at that hair! (literally, “Look what hair!”)
  6. (imperative, colloquial) Warns or threats the listener. look, listen
    Shiko, mos e përsërit.Listen, don't do it again.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shikoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 414–415
  2. ^ Çabej, E. (2006) Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes VII: S–Zh, Tirana, page 137

Further reading[edit]

  • “shikoj”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 1842