qyr

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • këqyr, kqyr

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kewira. Cognate to Ancient Greek κοέω (koéō, “to note”), Latin caveō (“to be aware”).[1]

Verb

qyr (first-person singular past tense qyra, participle qyrur)

  1. I observe, look, analyse

Derived terms

References
  1. A Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 364
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