βάρυκα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Messapic, possibly closely related to Albanian bark (“belly”).[1] Suggested to be a formation from the o-grade of Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“pierce, strike”),[2] or of *bʰer- (“to carry”).[1]

Noun

βάρυκα • (báruka)

  1. (hapax legomenon) genitals (in Taranto); pin
    Synonyms: αἰδοῖον (aidoîon); περόνη (perónē)
    • [5th c. CE, Hesychius of Alexandria, Γλώσσαι, Β:
      βάρ[υ]κα· αἰδοῖον παρὰ Ταραντίνοις. καὶ περόνη
      bár[u]ka; aidoîon parà Tarantínois. kaì perónē
      bár[u]ka: the genitals among Tarantins. and pin]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “bark”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 18
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “βάρ<υ>κα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 202
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