Romanian

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Etymology

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Currently held for a Balkan substratum word;[1] compare Albanian bajgë, probably borrowed from Proto-Albanian *balgā, Serbo-Croatian bȁlega/ба̏лега. Compare Aromanian baligã. Also compare Lombard bagula, belegot, Provençal velego, veleguo and Occitan belego.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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baligă f (plural baligi)

  1. dung (of cow)

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References

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  1. ^ Paliga, Sorin (2024) An Etymological Dictionary of the Romanian Language, New York: Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 180