tekë

Albanian

Etymology

From a South Slavic language, derived from Proto-Slavic *tękъ (“appetite”). Compare Serbo-Croatian tek (“appetite”)[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [tɛːk]

Noun

tekë f (plural teka, definite teka, definite plural tekat)

  1. whim
  2. unexpected occurrence

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • tekanjoz, teket

References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “tekë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1453
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