drenjë

Albanian

Etymology

Originally ‘doe’, from Proto-Albanian *dranjā, feminine of *drani ‘deer, stag’, whence modern dre.[1]

Noun

drenjë f (indefinite plural drenja, definite singular drenja, definite plural drenjat)

  1. quail (Coturnix coturnix)
  2. woodlark (Lullula arborea)
  3. doe, female deer

Synonyms
  1. shkurtë, shkurtëz
  2. laureshë e malit, laureshë e pyjeve
  3. drenushë

Adjective

drenjë m (feminine drenjëe)

  1. (Cham, Arbëreshë) strong, healthy, sound

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “drenjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 74
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