oreks

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek όρεξη (órexi).[1]

Noun

oreks m (definite oreksi)

  1. appetite
    Synonym: uri
  2. (figurative) thirst, desire
    Synonyms: lakmi, dëshirë

References
  1. Meyer, G. (1891) “oréks”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 315

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