kërp

Albanian

Etymology

From an earlier *kanëp, from Vulgar Latin canapa, from Latin cannabis, derived from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis). See there for more.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kəɾp]

Noun

kërp m (definite singular kërpi)

  1. hemp
    Komshinjtë tanë mbollën kërp.
    Our neighbors planted hemp.
Derived terms
  • kërpishtë
  • kërpore
  • kërpnajë
  • kërpëz
  • kërptë

References
  1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “kërp”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 753
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