kërr
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Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly related to Sanskrit खर (khára), Persian خر (xar, “donkey”).[1] Alternatively, compare Persian کره (korre), Armenian քուռակ (kʻuṙak, “foal, colt”).
Noun[edit]
kërr m (plural kërre, definite kërri)
Declension[edit]
Declension of kërr
Derived terms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
kërr (feminine kërre)
- grey, grey-haired; with little or no hair (of animals)
- barren, with no vegetation
- Synonym: i zhveshur
- kodër kërre ― barren hill
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kërr”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 183