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, K. (2017) “bozhure”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 82
  2. Omari, Anila (2012) “bozhure”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 107
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