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cipë

Pronunciation: /ˈt͡sipə/

“cipë” is an Albanian word. Its 8 meanings in English:

noun

  1. membrane, peel
  2. milk skin
  3. outer bark
  4. water scum
  5. thin bridal veil
  6. shame, pudenda
  7. thin and dense sieve
  8. women's headscarf

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱeip- (“to cut”), while being an intermediary step to thipë (“bread crust”). The transformation of PIE palatal ḱ into affricate c (t͡s) and later aspirant th (θ) is common in Albanian. Regarding the semantic development, Jokl throws a parallel with Latin corium (“skin”) and cortex (“tree bark”) from PIE *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Alternatively, a derivative of cip (“point…

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