Re: [tied] Re: nandru, nandra, nandri

It's interesting to notice that in Romania, "na" means also "here you have it";

"cioban", pronounced "tchoban" means "sheppard", and, regarding the word "dru", if I'm not mistaking, in Romanian there is a word "drug", in Moldavia it's also used when refering to a wooden tool

best regards, Simona

> They are also referred to as "shioban" (sg), "shiobani" (pl) which is the > Romanian for shepherd. This is obviously because of their typical occupation. This word is present even in Albanian "çoban". But it doesn´t have the same meaning as "vllah". "Çoban" could be called any shepherd, alternative "barí". > As I understand you speak Albanian. I have a short question: is "nandru" (or > "nandra", or "nandri") Albanian word(s)? I can not come to any similar word used in modern Albanian that would completely match any of the words above. I spontanously thought about the word "dhándri" (Geg dialect) which means 'the husband'. Also, only if it helps, in Geg 'nán' means 'under'. 'Dru' means 'wood'. 'Na' is equal to the phrase 'here you have it', 'here, take it' or if you beat somebody 'here, get what you deserve'. Alvin

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