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Albanian
Etymology
According to Jokl, from an Illyrian substrate. according to Orel, from archaic and dialectal drushk, from Proto-Albanian *druška, from *druwa (“tree”) (modern dru).[1][2] More at dru.
Pronunciation
Noun
dushk m (plural dushqe, definite dushku, definite plural dushqet)
- oak; a tree of genus Quercus.
- dense foliage
- (collective) small leafy oak branches used for winter fodder
- (regional) tender tobacco leaves that ripen in autumn
- (in the plural, regional) cornhusks
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References
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “dushk”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 420-421
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “dushk”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 79