duhi

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from a South Slavic language, compare Old Church Slavonic доухъ (duxŭ, “spirit”), Serbo-Croatian duh (“ghost, spirit”). Ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *duxъ (“breath, spirit”); compare its o-grade counterpart *dъxъ (“breath, whiff”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /duˈhi/

Noun

duhi f (plural duhi, definite duhia, definite plural duhitë)

  1. storm
  2. vigor, burst

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References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “duhi”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 416
  2. Omari, Anila (2012) “duhi”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 133
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