rrëmujë

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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According to Orel, from Proto-Albanian *raimuljā, cognate with Lithuanian ráibas (multicolored, varied).

Noun

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rrëmujë f (plural rrëmuja, definite rrëmuja, definite plural rrëmujat)

  1. disorder, confusion, chaos, mishmash, hubbub
  2. plundering, rifling, ransacking
  3. riot

References

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  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “rëmujë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 426b
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “rrëmujë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 437a
  • Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “rrëmujë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 383–384