këpushë

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Albanian

Etymology

From kap (to catch, grab) +‎ -ushë.[1] Borrowed to Romanian căpușă.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈpuʃ(ə)/
  • Hyphenation: kë‧pushë, kë‧pu‧shë

Noun

këpushë f (plural këpusha, definite këpusha, definite plural këpushat)

  1. tick (arachnid)

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References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “këpushë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 179