shuk

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *uka, from Proto-Indo-European *u̯ek (“to bend”). Cognate to Sanskrit वच्यते (vacyáte, “to fly up”).[1]

Verb

shuk (first-person singular past tense shuka, participle shukur)

  1. I press, beat, push, shake

Noun

shuk m (indefinite plural shukë, definite singular shuku, definite plural shukët)

  1. ball (of clothes, thread, paper etc.)

Derived terms

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “shuk”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 445

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese ရှုပ် (hrup).

Adjective

shuk

  1. messy

References
  • Kurabe, Keita (2016-12-31), “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research‎, volume 35, DOI:10.14989/219015, ISSN 1349-7804, pages 91–128

Lashi

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s(j)ok (“milk, breast, to drink”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɕuk/, [ɕouk]

Verb

shuk

  1. to drink

References
  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
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