lojë

See also: łoje

Albanian

Etymology 1

Derivative of luaj or loz (aorist lojta).[1]

Alternative forms
  • (plural): lojna

Noun

lojë f (indefinite plural lojëra, definite singular loja, definite plural lojërat)

  1. play, performance
  2. game
  3. toy, plaything

References
  1. Vladimir Orel, Albanian Etymological Dictionary, s.v. “lojc” (Leiden: Brill, 1998), 230.

Etymology 2

From South Slavic; cf. Serbo-Croatian lȏj, Bulgarian лой (loj) ‘tallow, suet, fat’.[1]

Noun

lojë f (indefinite plural loja, definite singular loja, definite plural lojat)

  1. beautiful, fair-skinned, plump woman

References
  1. Ylli, Xhelal (1997) Das slavische Lehngut im Albanischen (Slavistische Beiträge; 350)‎, volume I. Lehnwörter, München: Verlag Otto Sagner, page 150
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