rrafsh

Albanian

Etymology

Back-formation from rrafshoj. The latter is derived from *rrav +‎ -shoj, the first element borrowed from Proto-Slavic *orvьnъ ("even"); compare Serbo-Croatian ravan, Bulgarian равен (raven).[1] Alternatively from rraf, Gheg form of rrah 'to beat, strike; grubbed out land'.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rafʃ/

Noun

rrafsh m

  1. plain, flat area, field
  2. flatland
  3. (figurative) field
Derived terms
  • rrafshoj
  • rrafshinë
  • rrafshinor
  • rrafshnaltë

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “rrafsh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 377
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