kofshë

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin coxa (thigh), from Latin coxa (hip). Compare Romanian coapsă.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

kofshë f (plural kofshë, definite kofsha, definite plural kofshët)

  1. thigh
    I ka kofshët e rënda.
    His/her thighs are heavy.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kofshë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 188