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tjerr

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Albanian

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Etymology 1

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From the verb (below).

Noun

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tjerr m

  1. worsted, flax yarn spun with a spindle

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Albanian *terka, from Proto-Indo-European *térkʷ-e-ti, from *terkʷ- (to twist, turn). Compare Latin torquere, German drechseln (to turn wood), Greek αδράκτι (adrákti, spindle)).

Verb

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tjerr (aorist tora, participle tjerrë)

  1. to spin
    Synonym: rrotulloj
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