fajkë

Albanian

Etymology

Either from a Dalmatian reflex of Latin faciēs 'face, side', [1], or a derivative of fërkoj 'to rub', or fal, from earlier *falkoj.

Noun

fajkë f (indefinite plural fajka, definite singular fajka, definite plural fajkat)

  1. side (of a ship)

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “fajkë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 93
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