brushtull

Albanian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɾuʃtuɫ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *brustula, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrust- (compare Old Saxon brustian (“to sprout”), Russian брость (brostʹ, “buds (of a shrub)”), from the root *bʰrews- (“to swell, grow”).[1]. Topalli has argued for a borrowing from Serbo-Croatian bljušt[2], although this seems unlikely on phonetic grounds. Compare also Romanian brusture (“heather”).

Alternative forms
  • brushtullë, bruzhdull

Noun

brushtull f (indefinite plural brushtulla, definite singular brushtulla, definite plural brushtullat)

  1. (botany) ivy (Hedera helix)
Synonyms

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 38
  2. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “brushtull”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 256

Etymology 2

From Venetian brustola; cf. Greek μπρούστουλα (broústoula).

Noun

brushtull m (indefinite plural brushtuj, definite singular brushtulli, definite plural brushtujt)

  1. heavily beaten sweet pastry made with wheat flour and butter
  2. turnover made of cornflour and filled with vegetables
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