velenxë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • velencë, velence, velushë, levenxë, levënxë, levenxe

Etymology

Borrowed from South Slavic.

Noun

velenxë f

  1. woven wooly sheet, cover, blanket
    Synonym: çarçaf
  2. carpet
    Synonym: tapet

References

  • Ylli, Xhelal (1997), “velenxë”, in Das slavische Lehngut im Albanischen (Slavistische Beiträge; 350)‎[1], volume 1. Lehnwörter, Munich: Otto Sagner, page 276f.