cipë

Albanian
Alternative forms

Etymology

Either a derivative of cip, or (if from t(ë?)- + *zipë) from Proto-Indo-European *gʰwih₂bʰ- 'shame, pudenda' (though the -p- instead of the expected *-b- remains unexplained). Compare Old English wif (“woman, wife”), Tocharian B kwīpe, Tocharian A kip (“vagina”).

Noun

cipë f

  1. shame, pudor
  2. membrane
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