shalqi

Albanian

Alternative forms

• sharqi — Tosk
• sherqi
• shaqi

Etymology

Unclear. Possibly borrowed from Arabic شَرْقِيّ (šarqiyy, “eastern”) through Turkish şarki, meaning "plant or fruit brought from the east."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃalˈci/

Noun

shalqi m (plural shalqinj, definite shalqiri, definite plural shalqinjtë)

1. watermelon

Declension

Declension of shalqi

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	shalqi	shalqiri	shalqinj	shalqinjtë
accusative		shalqirin
dative	shalqiri	shalqirit	shalqinjve	shalqinjve
ablative			shalqinjsh

Synonyms

• bostan
• imonik

Derived terms

• shalqishtë