Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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kërp m (definite kërpi)

  1. hemp, cannabis, weed
    Komshinjtë tanë mbollën kërp.
    Our neighbors planted hemp.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “kërp”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 753
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2000). Concise Albanian Grammar. Page 56