rikë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *rika, based on an onomatopoeic verb, close to Lithuanian rìkti (“to cry”)[1].

Noun

rikë f (indefinite plural rika, definite singular rika, definite plural rikat)

  1. duckling, duck
Derived terms

References
  1. A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000, p.371
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