përkavë

Albanian

Etymology

A variant of pokrovë (“sheet”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pəɾˈkavə/
  • Rhymes: -avə

Noun

përkavë f (plural përkava)

  1. woven wooly sheet, cover, blanket
    Synonyms: velenxë, levencë, çull
  2. saddlecloth, saddle blanket
    Synonym: plaf

References
  • “përkavë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 1441b
  • Ylli, Xhelal (1997) “pokrovë”, in Das slavische Lehngut im Albanischen (Slavistische Beiträge; 350)‎, volume 1. Lehnwörter, Munich: Otto Sagner, page 202f.
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “përkavë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 370b
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