buj

Albanian

Alternative forms

• bûj (Gheg)

Etymology

From *bunj, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Albanian *budnja, from *bʰudʰ-ne/o, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to be wake, keep watch”) (compare Lithuanian budė́ti, Czech bdíti).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buj/

Verb

buj (aorist bujta, participle bujtur)

1. to lodge, provide room and board
2. to stay overnight

Synonyms

• banoj

Derived terms

• bun, bujtinë, përbûj (Gheg), bujar