shuk
Albanian
Alternative forms
- shungulloj
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *uka, from Proto-Indo-European *u̯ek (“to bend”). Cognate to Sanskrit वच्यते (vacyáte, “to fly up”).[1]
Verb
shuk (first-person singular past tense shuka, participle shukur)
- I press, beat, push, shake
Noun
shuk m (indefinite plural shukë, definite singular shuku, definite plural shukët)
- ball (of clothes, thread, paper etc.)
Derived terms
- shukje
- shukull
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “shuk”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 445
Jingpho
Etymology
Borrowed from Burmese ရှုပ် (hrup).
Adjective
shuk
- messy
References
- Kurabe, Keita (2016-12-31), “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research, volume 35, DOI:, ISSN 1349-7804, pages 91–128
Lashi
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s(j)ok (“milk, breast, to drink”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɕuk/, [ɕouk]
Verb
shuk
- to drink
References
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)