brukë

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See also: bruke and brûke

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *brukā. Compare Proto-Slavic *bьrkь (twig, stalk, sharp end).[1] Alternatively from Ancient Greek μυρίκη (muríkē).[2]

Noun

brukë f (plural bruka, definite bruka, definite plural brukat)

  1. tamarisk (Tamarix)

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “brukë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 38
  2. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “brukë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 254