Albanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اوطه (oda),[1] whence Turkish oda.

Noun

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odë m (plural oda, definite oda)

  1. (colloquial) room
    Synonym: dhomë
  2. guest parlour (large room for entretaining guests)
    In full: oda e mirë
    Synonyms: dhoma e mirë, dhomë pritjeje

References

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  1. ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “odë”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 341

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