eshk

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *aiska, from Proto-Indo-European *aisk- (“bright, shining”). Cognate to Lithuanian áiškus (“clear, bright”), Old Norse eiskra (“rage before hot excitement”), Old Church Slavonic искра (iskra, “spark”).

Noun

eshk m (plural eshqe, definite eshku, definite plural eshqet)

1. strong thirst, ardor

Derived terms

• ashk

Related terms

• et
• eshkë

Etymology 2

Conservative variant of esh, from Proto-Albanian *etska, with devoicing from *edz-k-a, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis; cognate with Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos), Macedonian еж (ež), German Igel, Lithuanian ežỹs.

Noun

eshk m

1. hedgehog