eshk
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *aiska, from Proto-Indo-European *aisk- (“bright, shining”). Cognate to Lithuanian áiškus (“clear, bright”), Old Norse eiskra (“rage before hot excitement”), Old Church Slavonic искра (iskra, “spark”).
Noun
eshk m (indefinite plural eshqe, definite singular eshku, definite plural eshqet)
- strong thirst, ardour
Derived terms
- ashk
Related terms
- et
- eshkë