kanun

Pronunciation: [kaˈnun]

“kanun” is an Albanian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

a set of codified traditional Albanian laws, specifically the Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini
law

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قانون (“law”) (modern Turkish kanun), from Arabic قَانُون (qānūn), from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn). Replaced the original term doke.

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