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Albanian
Etymology
Either from Italian barca (“boat, skiff”)[1] or Late Latin barca (“small watercraft”),[2] ultimately from Ancient Greek βᾶρις (bâris, “type of boat used in Egypt”), itself from Egyptian bꜣjr (“transport ship”). Tosk variant varkë borrowed from Greek βάρκα (várka).
Pronunciation
Noun
barkë f (plural barka, definite barka, definite plural barkat)
- boat, skiff
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References
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “barkë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 177
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “barkë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 18