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Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin baneum, variant of Latin balneum. Compare Romanian baie f, Proto-Slavic *baňa f. Semantic loan from Italian bagno in many senses.
Pronunciation
Noun
banjë f (plural banja)
- bathroom
- bathtub, bath
- Synonym: vaskë
- bath (act of washing)
- bëj banjë ― to bathe
- swim, bath (in the sea, lake, etc.)
- rroba banje ― swimming suit
- spa, thermal baths
- Synonym: llixhë
- (chemistry) bath (in which something is immersed)
- (euphemistic) toilet, restroom
- Synonym: nevojtore
- banjë publike ― public restroom
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References
- “bánj/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980, page 95ab
- Dashi, B. (2013) “bagno”, in Italianismi nella lingua albanese (in Italian), Edizioni Nuova Cultura, →ISBN, page 87
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “banjë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 19b
- Rossi, F. (1875) “bagn”, in Vocabolario della lingua epirotica–italiana (in Italian), page 53b
- Miklosich, Franz (1871) “bagno it.”, in Albanische Forschungen II. Die romanischen Elemente im Albanischen (in German), Vienna: Karl Gerold’s Sohn, page 4
- Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 3: “balneum — bagne”