Albanian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Albanian *wesi, from earlier *ōusi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws- and dual ending *-ih₁. Cognate with Lithuanian ausìs (id), Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs), Latin auris.

Noun

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vesh m (plural veshë, definite veshi, definite plural veshët)

  1. ear
  2. handle (on a mug, pot, etc.)
    Synonym: veshul
  3. mouldboard
  4. eye of a needle
    Synonym: veshëz
  5. (anatomy) auricle (of heart)
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Albanian *wesja, from Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti, from *wes- (compare English wear, Sanskrit वस्ते (vaste), Tocharian B wäs-, Latin vestis).

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vesh

  1. to dress, clothe
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Etymology 3

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Uncertain. Possibly akin to Lithuanian vaĩsius (fruit), alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ō (vine) or perhaps even the same as for the sense ear.[1] By some identified as the source of Ancient Greek βαίεσσα (baíessa, bunch of grapes).[2]

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vesh m (plural veshë, definite veshi, definite plural veshët)

  1. vine
  2. small bunch of grapes
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “vesh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 501
  2. ^ Krzysztof Tomasz Witczak (2016) “The earliest Albanian loanwords in Greek”, in lnternational Conference on Language Contact in the Balkans and Asia Minor[1], page 41

Romani

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Noun

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vesh m (plural vesha)

  1. Anglicized form of veś
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