duq

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Possibly borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin ductus (conveyance of water, channel) per Meyer. More likely from Latin ducem, which has developed similar meanings in other Romance languages.[1]

Noun

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duq m

  1. spigot
  2. tap

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “duq”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 78

Somali

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cushitic *dok-.

Noun

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duq ?

  1. old person, old man, old woman

References

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  • Puglielli, Annarita, Mansuur, Cabdalla Cumar (2012) “duq”, in Qaamuuska Af-Soomaliga[1], Rome: RomaTrE-Press, →ISBN, page 295