brukë

See also: bruke and brûke

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *brukā. Compare Slavic* bьrkь 'twig, stalk, sharp end'.[1] Alternatively from Ancient Greek μυρίκη (muríkē).[2]

Noun

brukë f (indefinite plural bruka, definite singular bruka, definite plural brukat)

  1. (botany) tamarisk (Tamarix)

References
  1. A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000, p.38
  2. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “brukë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 254
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