batanije

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بطانیه (battaniye, “blanket”), itself from Arabic بَطَّانِيَّة (baṭṭāniyya, “blanket”).

Noun

batanije f (plural batanije, definite batanija, definite plural batanijet)

1. fluffy blanket (cotton or thin wool)
   • 1986, Agim Cerga, Legjenda e vadave:

     Hodhi mbi krahë një batanije dhe tasin ia vuri përpara këlyshit .

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Further reading

• Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “batanije”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954)‎^[1], Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste