dikë

Albanian

Etymology

from Proto-Albanian *dīkā, Cognate to Lithuanian dykas (“idle, empty”), Proto-Slavic *dikъ (“wild”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [diːk]

Noun

dikë f (plural dika, definite dika, definite plural dikat)

  1. great desire, lust, envy

References
  1. Vladimir, Orel. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the albanian language. p. 10
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