pykë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin pavicula ("rammer").[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pykë f (plural pyka, definite pyka, definite plural pykat)

  1. wedge
  2. (military) spearhead
  3. (figurative, derogatory) idiot

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pykë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 353
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