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rugjë

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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rugjë (feminine rugjëe)

  1. closely cropped

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “rugjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 375