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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic شَوْك (šawk).
Pronunciation
Noun
xewk m (collective, singulative xewka, plural xwiek, paucal xewkiet)
- thorns, prickles
Traditional (lyrics and music), “Ja ħanina”, performed by Frans Baldacchino:Jien tlajt fuq l-ogħla muntanja, rajt il-baħar qed imewweġ.
Xewka daħlet ġewwa qalbi, meta smajt li se tiżżewweġ.- I went up to the highest mountain, watched the sea wave back and forth.
A thorn had pierced my heart when I heard that you would marry.
- thistles
- fishbones
- Synonym: xewk tal-ħut