humb

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Albanian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *skumba, nasal present from Proto-Indo-European *skewbʰ- (compare English shove, Lithuanian skùbti (“to hurry”), Polish skubać (“to pluck”)). Alternatively, according to Hamp, from Proto-Albanian *humpo.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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humb (aorist humba, participle humbur)

  1. to lose, misplace
  2. to get lost

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References

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  1. ^ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 47, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
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