vajgur

Albanian

Alternative forms

• vojgur — Gheg, dated

Etymology

From vaj (“oil”) +‎ gur (“stone”), literally “stone oil”.

Noun

vajgur m (definite vajguri)

1. kerosene
2. (archaic) petroleum

Further reading

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