prangë

Albanian

Noun

prangë f (plural pranga)

1. (archaic) bolt, latch (e.g. for closing doors)

   Synonym: shul

2. (in the plural) See pranga (“fetters”).

References

• Rossi, F. (1875) “pràngh”, in Vocabolario della lingua epirotica–italiana (in Italian), page 1025b
• Miklosich, Franz (1871) “spranga it.”, in Albanische Forschungen II. Die romanischen Elemente im Albanischen (in German), Vienna: Karl Gerold’s Sohn, page 63
• Meyer, G. (1891) “prangɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 350f.
• Dashi, B. (2013) “spranga”, in Italianismi nella lingua albanese (in Italian), Edizioni Nuova Cultura, →ISBN, page 407