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Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *bukta, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ- (“to bend, bow”) (compare English bow, Irish bog (“soft”), Lithuanian bukùs).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
i butë (feminine plural të buta)
- soft, gentle, mild
- tender (to the touch), sensitive
- meek, mellow, docile, calm
- tame, domesticated
References
- ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 215