bukur

See also: búkur

Albanian

Alternative forms

• bukër

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 probably had a cognate in Dacian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbu.kuɾ/

Adjective

i bukur (feminine plural të bukura)

1. beautiful

   Ai po kërkon një vajzë të bukur.

   He's looking for a beautiful girl.

2. nice

Derived terms

• bukuri

Related terms

• bukël