pjepër

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier pjepënë, either from Latin pepō, peponem through Vulgar Latin *pepinem[1] or directly from Ancient Greek πέπων (pépōn, “ripe”).[2] Compare also Romanian pepene, Aromanian piponj, peapini.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpjepəɾ/

Noun

pjepër m (plural pjepra, definite pjepri, definite plural pjeprat)

  1. cantaloupe (Cucumis melo)
  2. cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

Declension

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References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pjepër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 330
  2. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “pjepër”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1157

Further reading

  • “pjepër”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “pjepër”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]
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