"xewki" meaning in Maltese

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈʃɛw.kɪ/ Forms: xewkija [feminine, singular], xewkin [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic شَوْكِيّ (šawkiyy). By surface analysis, xewk + -i. Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|شَوْكِيّ}} Arabic شَوْكِيّ (šawkiyy), {{surf|mt|xewk|-i|id2=adjectival}} By surface analysis, xewk + -i Head templates: {{mt-adj|f=xewkija|p=xewkin}} xewki (feminine singular xewkija, plural xewkin)
  1. thorny

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