brengë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *brainikā, derivative of *brainja (modern brej).[2]

Noun

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brengë f (plural brenga, definite brenga, definite plural brengat)

  1. lump, swelling (on animals)
    Synonym: bullungë
  2. scar
    Synonym: shenjë
  3. (figurative) constant worry, serious trouble, hardship
    Synonym: hidhërim
  4. (old, medicine) diphtheria
    Synonym: difteria

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References

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  1. ^ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 11, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian[1], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 156