qime

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

A singularized plural of *kimë, from Latin cȳma (young sprout).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcimɛ/

Noun

qime f (plural qime, definite qimja, definite plural qimet)

  1. thread of hair
  2. hair
  3. facial hair
  4. thread of wool or other material
  5. offshoot

Declension

Derived terms

  • qimon
  • qimëzohet

References

  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “qime”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1221
  2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “page 361”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN
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