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Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian * ̊kurā, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keuh₁- (“to cover (over), wrap (up)”). Cognate to Ancient Greek σκύλος (skúlos, “fell, pell, rind”), Latin corium (“leather, skin”). Related to lakur (“skin”) (now dialectal). See also lakuriq.
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Pronunciation
Noun
lëkurë f (definite lëkura)
- (anatomy) skin
- leather
- Synonym: meshin