velenxë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• velencë, velence, velushë, levenxë, levënxë, levenxe

Etymology

Borrowed from South Slavic.

Noun

velenxë f

1. woven wooly sheet, cover, blanket

   Synonym: çarçaf

2. carpet

   Synonym: tapet

References

• Ylli, Xhelal (1997), “velenxë”, in Das slavische Lehngut im Albanischen (Slavistische Beiträge; 350)‎^[1], volume 1. Lehnwörter, Munich: Otto Sagner, page 276f.