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Albanian

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Etymology

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From *frak, from Proto-Albanian *awa-raka. Close to Latvian rakt (to dig), Lithuanian rakù, ràkti (to peck open, to lance). Variant of older form thrak.[1]

Noun

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fraq f (plural fraqra, definite fraqi, definite plural fraqet)

  1. biting cold, frost

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “fraq”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 102