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