grykë

Albanian

[ɡɾyːk]

noun
Definitions
  • throat
  • neck of a bottle or other object
  • gulp
  • mouth
  • barrel of a gun
  • (plurale tantum) tonsils
  • type of shirt
  • collar (of a clothing)
  • gorge
  • mouth of a river
  • gulf
  • best part of a dish
  • (figurative) beginning of an event, time

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Albanian *grīwīkā derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷriHwéh₂.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷriHwéh₂

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