këngë
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Albanian[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin cantica (“song”).[1] Compare Romanian cântec.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
këngë f (plural këngë, definite kënga, definite plural këngët)
- song
- Këngët qytetare të Prishtinës.
- Prishtina's urban songs.
- bird song
- Dëgjohet kënga e bilbilit.
- The nightingale's song can be heard.
- a continuous sound
- Kënga e lumit.
- The sound of the river.
- part of an epic or didactic poem
- an action or thing that is repeated, becoming tedious
Declension[edit]
Declension of këngë
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References[edit]
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “këngë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1409
Further reading[edit]
- Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 10: “cantus — canghe”