dhunë

Albanian
Alternative forms
  • dhurë

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *(e)δunā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁(e)dun-eh₂ 'pain, smart'. Cognate to Ancient Greek ὀδύνη (odúnē, “pain, smart, harm”). The variant dhurë occurs beside dhunë with retention of the rhotacism of the intervocalic nasal[1].

Noun

dhunë f (indefinite plural dhuna, definite singular dhuna, definite plural dhunat)

  1. injury
  2. blemish
  3. violence

References
  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.163
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