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Albanian
Etymology
From an earlier *kanëp (compare also Romanian cânepă), borrowed from Vulgar Latin canapa, from Latin cannabis, derived from Ancient Greek κάνναβις (kánnabis). See there for more.[1] Gheg kanp.[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
kërp m (definite kërpi)
- hemp, cannabis, weed
Komshinjtë tanë mbollën kërp.- Our neighbors planted hemp.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “kërp”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 753
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2000). Concise Albanian Grammar. Page 56