rugjë
Albanian
Alternative forms
- rugë, rukë
Etymology
Singularized form of original *rugë, from Proto-Albanian *ruga, from Proto-Indo-European *reu-g- (“to tear, to pull”), close to Lithuanian rúgti (“to become sour”)[1].
Adjective
rugjë m (feminine rugjëe)
- closely cropped
References
- A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, V.Orel, Koninklijke Brill ,Leiden 2000, p.375