mërgjyzë
Albanian
Alternative forms
- mërgjizë
Etymology
From *mër (“Mary”) + gji (“breast”), meaning 'Mary's breast'[1].
Noun
mërgjyzë f (indefinite plural mërgjyze, definite singular mërgjyza, definite plural mërgjyzet)
- marigold, narcissus
Related terms
- gji
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “mërgjyzë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 262