fashë

See also: fashe and fāshè

Albanian

Etymology 1

Borrowed via Vulgar Latin from Latin fascia (“band, bandage”). Also attested as fashqe (“diaper”) (which, per Orel, is a singularized plural from *fashqë). Compare Romanian fașă, with the same pronunciation.

Noun

fashë f

1. bandage, band, strip
2. diaper

Synonyms

• tlandër

Related terms

• fashaturë

Etymology 2

Unknown; possibly related to Ancient Greek παύω (paúō, “to withhold; to cease”).

Noun

fashë f (plural fasha, definite fasha, definite plural fashat)

1. tranquillity, calm