pykë

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • pylkë (in the Çam dialect); pyjkë

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin pavicula ("rammer").[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pyːk/

Noun

pykë f (plural pyka, definite pyka, definite plural pykat)

  1. wedge
  2. (military) spearhead
  3. (figurative, derogatory) idiot

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • pykël
  • pykëz
  • pykëzoj

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pykë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 353
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