bozhure

Albanian

Etymology

From a South Slavic language, ultimately Proto-Slavic *božurъ (“peony”), from *bogъ (“god”). Compare Serbo-Croatian божур, Bulgarian божур (božur). Also borrowed into Romanian bujor and Hungarian bazsarózsa.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔˈʒuɾɛ/

Noun

bozhure f (plural bozhure, definite bozhurja, definite plural bozhuret)

  1. (botany) peony (Paeonia officinalis)
  2. livestock with red fur

Synonyms

  • lule gjak
  • lule bozhure

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “bozhure”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 82
  2. ^ Omari, Anila (2012) “bozhure”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe [Albanian-Serbian Linguistic Relations] (in Albanian), Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, →ISBN, page 107
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