teshë
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Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Albanian *taksjā, from Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- (“to hew”) (compare Lithuanian tašaũ (“to hew”), Latin texō (“to weave”), Sanskrit तक्षति (takșati, “to carpenter, cut”)).[1] Cognate with tollë.
Noun[edit]
teshë f (plural tesha, definite tesha, definite plural teshat)
- (chiefly in the plural) cloth, robe, clothes
- speck of dust, particle in the eye
- little splinter
- (regional) spindle whorl
Synonyms[edit]
- (spindle whorl): agërshak
Derived terms[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “teshë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 453