tekë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From a South Slavic language, derived from Proto-Slavic *tękъ (appetite). Compare Serbo-Croatian tek (appetite)[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tekë f (plural teka, definite teka, definite plural tekat)

  1. whim
  2. unexpected occurrence

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References

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  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “tekë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1453