nduk

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *duk-, from Proto-Indo-European *deuk- (“to draw”). Cognate to Gothic tiuhan (“to draw”).

Verb

nduk (aorist nduka, participle ndukur)

  1. to pluck out, pull out, tear

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “nduk”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 288

Further reading

  • “nduk”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Verb

nduk (Sawndip forms 𰘙 or ⿱𥫗腐 or ⿰毒独 or 蝳 or ⿰腐各 or 浞 or 柮 or ⿰出朽 or 𭫆 or 凟 or ⿱奴灬 or 𰪋 or 𠯿 or 梇 or ⿱烂独, 1957–1982 spelling ƌuk)

  1. to rot; to decay

Adjective

nduk (Sawndip forms 𰘙 or ⿱𥫗腐 or ⿰毒独 or 蝳 or ⿰腐各 or 浞 or 柮 or ⿰出朽 or 𭫆 or 凟 or ⿱奴灬 or 𰪋 or 𠯿 or 梇 or ⿱烂独, 1957–1982 spelling ƌuk)

  1. rotten; decayed
  2. vicious; ruthless; malicious; malevolent

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *C̥.dukᴰ (“bone”).

Alternative forms

Noun

nduk (classifier aen, Sawndip forms ⿰月𣈉 or ⿰月督, 1957–1982 spelling ƌuk)

  1. bone
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