makth
Albanian
Etymology 1
Diminutive of mak ‘opium poppy’.
Alternative forms
- mokth, mâkth (Gheg)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /makθ/
Noun
makth m (indefinite plural makthe, definite singular makthi, definite plural makthet)
Hyponyms
hyponyms
- makth i bardhë (“white sweet clover”) (Melilotus albus)
- makth i butë (“blue fenugreek, blue melilot”) (Trigonella caerulea)
- makth i dhëmbëzuar (“dentated sweet clover”) (Melilotus dentatus)
- makth i egër (“St John's wort”)
- makth indian (“Indian sweet clover”) (Melilotus indicus)
- makth i lartë (“tall yellow sweet clover, tall melilot”) (Melilotus altissimus)
- makth i verdhë (“yellow sweet clover”) (Melilotus officinalis)
Etymology 2
From variant mangth, diminutive of mang (“animal young, cub”).
Alternative forms
- mangth, mekth
Noun
makth m (indefinite plural maktha, definite singular makthi, definite plural makthet)
Synonyms
- lepurush
Related terms
Etymology 3
Diminutive of makë (“scum”).
Synonyms
- makrosë, shtrat
Alternative forms
- mankth, mangth
Noun
makth m (indefinite plural makthe, definite singular makthi, definite plural makthet)
References
- Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 79
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