afsh

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *aweisa, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂euh₁-.[1][2] More at aft.

Noun

afsh m (indefinite plural afshe, definite singular afshi, definite plural afshet)

  1. warm breath
  2. vapor, haze
  3. strong smell
  4. ardor, passion, sultriness
  5. heat (animal), oestrus

Derived terms
  • afshët, afshi, efsh

References
  1. Bardhyl Demiraj, Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz, s.v. “aft” (Amsterdam–Atlanta: Rodopi, 1997), 71–2.
  2. Vladimir Orel, Albanian Etymological Dictionary (Leiden: Brill, 1998), 2.
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