këllk
Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Bulgarian кълк (kǎlk) оr Macedonian колк (kolk) ("hip").[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəɫk/
Noun
këllk m (indefinite plural këllqe, definite singular këllku, definite plural këllqet)
- (anatomy) thigh
- (anatomy) thigh bone
- (figurative, plurale tantum) power, ability, skill
Synonyms
- shalë
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “këllk”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 177