qipër
Albanian
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Cyprium (“copper”) with the contraction of aes.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editqipër f (definite qipra) (uncountable)
Derived terms
edit- qipërt (“coppery”)
Noun
editqipër f
- gesture of contempt with the hand
References
edit- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “qipër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 361
Further reading
edit- Mann, S. E. (1948) “qipër”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 418