mërgjyzë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • mërgjizë

Etymology

From *mër (“Mary”) +‎ gji (“breast”), literally meaning 'Mary's breast'.[1]

Noun

mërgjyzë f (plural mërgjyze, definite mërgjyza, definite plural mërgjyzet)

  1. marigold, narcissus

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mërgjyzë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 262
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