klekë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *klekā, related to Proto-Slavic *klokъ (“tuft, tow”).[1] Alternatively from Macedonian клек (klek, “mountain pine”) or Serbo-Croatian клека (kleka, “juniper; (dial.) mountain pine”).[2][3]

Noun

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klekë f (plural kleka, definite kleka, definite plural klekat)

  1. mountain pine (Pinus mugo)

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “klekë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 186
  2. ^ Ylli, Xhelal (1997) Das slavische Lehngut im Albanischen (Slavistische Beiträge; 350)‎[1], volume I. Lehnwörter, Munich: Otto Sagner, page 115
  3. ^ Svane, Gunnar (1992) Slavische Lehnwörter im Albanischen (Acta Iutlandica. Humanistische Reihe; 67) (in German), Åarhus: Aarhus University Press, →ISBN, page 126
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