ngallit

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *ngall, from kall.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɡaˈɫit/

Verb

ngallit (aorist ngallita, participle ngallitur)

  1. to punge, to prickle
    Synonyms: thumboj, cimbis, pickoj
  2. figurative to quip, to pun
    Synonym: qesëndis
  3. to kindle, to start growing
    Synonyms: kalloj, ngalloj, mbij, bij, çel, skalloj

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “ckallon”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 51

Further reading

  • ngallit”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980