sukë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *tšukā. Cognate to Sanskrit सूच (śûka, “awn of grain, spike of insect”), Avestan 𐬯𐬏𐬐𐬁‎ (sūkā, “needle”)[1].

Noun

sukë f (indefinite plural suka, definite singular suka, definite plural sukat)

  1. hill, elevation, promontory

References
  1. A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000, p.404
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