hurbë
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *skurbā, cognate to Lithuanian skerbiù (“to cut deep”), Latvian šķirba (“fissure, slot”)[1].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [huːɾb]
Noun
hurbë f (indefinite plural hurba, definite singular hurba, definite plural hurbat)
- sip
Derived terms
- hurb
- hurba-hurba
- hurbat
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “hurbë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 152