bozhure
Albanian
Etymology
From a South Slavic language, ultimately Proto-Slavic *božurъ (“peony”), from *bogъ (“god”). Compare Serbo-Croatian божур, Bulgarian божур (božur). Also borrowed into Romanian bujor and Hungarian bazsarózsa.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
bozhure f (plural bozhure, definite bozhurja, definite plural bozhuret)
- (botany) peony (Paeonia officinalis)
- livestock with red fur
Synonyms
References
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “bozhure”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 82
- ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “bozhure”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 107