caucă

Romanian

Noun

caucă f (plural cauce)

  1. (anatomy) skull

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaw.kə/

Etymology

From an IE root *kaukā, akin to Albanian kafkë and Lithuanian káukolė with the same meaning.

Synonyms

References
  • Etymological solutions and suggestions, by Dumitru Loșonți, page 58-59 (Soluții și sugestii etimologice; satul Câmp, jud. Bihor (NALR-Criș. I 7/134)
  • Noul Atlas Lingvistic Român pe regiuni, Crișana, vol.I, pag.134
  • Romanian toponyms describing landforms, by Dumitru Loșonți; page 143-144 (Toponime Românești care descriu forme de relief)
  • Naming of the 'skull' in Dacoromanian, by Nicolae Saramandu (Denumiri pentru 'țeastă' în Dacoromână; pe baza ALRR, pag.51)
  • http://www.inst-puscariu.ro/Dumitru%20Losonti%20-%20Solutii%20si%20sugestii%20etimologice%20-%20OW.pdf
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