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Albanian
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek καλόγερος (kalógeros, “monk”). The meanings ‘ergot, charcoal’ are based on a monk’s black habit. Doublet of kallogjer.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
kllogjër f (plural kllogjra, definite kllogjri, definite plural kllogjrat)
- ergot (Claviceps purpurea)
- (regional) charcoal
- Synonym: thëngjill
- (obsolete) monk
- Synonym: murg
Derived terms
References
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “kllogjër”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 772