këllk

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Bulgarian кълк (kǎlk) оr Macedonian колк (kolk) ("hip").[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kəɫk/

Noun

këllk m (plural këllqe, definite këllku, definite plural këllqet)

  1. (anatomy) hip
  2. (anatomy) hip bone
  3. (figurative, plurale tantum) power, ability, skill

Synonyms
  • kërdhokull

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “këllk”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 177
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