buzë

See also: buze

Albanian

Etymology

From archaic and now chiefly dialectal (Arbëresh) budhë + collective suffix -zë, from Proto-Albanian *budjā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn (“bottom”); compare Lithuanian budė̃ (“tree-fungus”), bùdė (“whetstone”), Sanskrit बुध्न (budhna), Ancient Greek πυθμήν (puthmḗn, “foundation”), Latin fundus (“bottom, piece of land, farm”). Lent Romanian buză.

Noun

buzë f (plural buzë, definite buza, definite plural buzët)

1. (anatomy) lip
2. edge, rim

Derived terms

• buzaç, buzak, buzel, buzëm, buzinë, përbuz

Compounds

• buzagaz, buzëhollë, buzëqesh