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Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *aśt-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ost(h₂-), from root *h₂st(h₂-) (“bone”); *h₃ésth₁. Cognate to Sanskrit अस्थि (ásthi-, “bone”), Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon), Armenian ոսկոր (oskor).
Pronunciation
Noun
asht m (plural eshtra, definite ashti, definite plural eshtrat)
- (anatomy) bone
- Synonym: kockë
Declension
Note: This noun is masculine in the singular, and feminine in the plural.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: ] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 82
Kalasha
Noun
asht
- Alternative spelling of aṣṭ