kërp

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • kânp (Gheg)

Etymology

From an earlier *kanëp (compare also Romanian cânepă), borrowed from Vulgar Latin canapa, from Latin cannabis, derived from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis). See there for more.[1] Gheg kanp.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kəɾp]

Noun

kërp m (definite kërpi)

  1. hemp, cannabis, weed
    Komshinjtë tanë mbollën kërp.
    Our neighbors planted hemp.

Derived terms
  • kërpishtë
  • kërpore
  • kërpnajë
  • kërpëz
  • kërptë

References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “kërp”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 753
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2000). Concise Albanian Grammar. Page 56
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