kuq

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Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *cocceus, from Latin coccum.[1][2]

Pronunciation

Adjective

kuq

  1. red
  2. rosy
  3. scarlet, reddish

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

Colors in Albanian · ngjyra (layout · text)
     bardhë      gri, hirtë      zi
             kuqe; skuqem              portokalle; bojë kafe              verdhë; krem; lylc
                          gjelbër; blertë             
             cijan, kaltër              kaltër              blu
             vjollcë; llullaq              magentë; purpurtë              rozë; trëndafil

Verb

kuq (aorist kuqa, participle kuqur)

  1. to fry, cook

Alternative forms

References

  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “kuq”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 842
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kuq”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 205

Further reading

  • “kuq”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
  • kuq”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “kuq”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary

Chitimacha

Noun

kuq

  1. water
    we kuu ki
    in the water

References

  • John Reed Swanton, A Structural and Lexical Comparison of the Tunica, Chitimacha and Atakapa languages (1919): kū
  • Julian Granberry, Modern Chitimacha (Sitimaxa) (2004) (kuq)