Albanian

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Etymology

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Possibly akin to bëj (to make, do).[1]

Noun

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banë f (plural bana, definite bana, definite plural banat)

  1. shepherd's hut on the mountains
    Synonym: tëbanë
    Hypernym: kasolle
  2. dwelling, abode, residence, house

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “banë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 16

Further reading

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  • banë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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