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Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *bukura, derivative of *buk- (“lush, lusty”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoHu- (“to grow, swell”), close to Proto-Germanic *būkaz (“belly, body”), compare Icelandic búkur (“torso”), English bouk, German Bauch, Old Czech buj (“mad, foolish”)). Similar sense development as with kolmë. Related to bukël. The Proto-Albanian root supposedly had a cognate in Dacian.[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
i bukur (feminine plural të bukura)
- beautiful
Ai po kërkon një vajzë të bukur.- He's looking for a beautiful girl.
- nice
Derived terms
References
- ^ Ion I. Russu, Limba traco-dacilor, 1967, Editura Ştiințifică