cungal

Albanian

Etymology

From cung.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡suˈŋal/

Noun

cungal m (plural cungalë / cungelë / cungej, definite cungali, definite plural cungalët / cungelët / cungejtë)

  1. king post (rafter or joist)
  2. stick used to prop up the slab in a birdtrap
  3. sharpened piece of wood used as a weight on an arrowhead

Declension

Declension of cungal
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cungal cungali cungalë cungalët
accusative cungalin
dative cungali cungalit cungalëve cungalëve
ablative cungalësh

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “cung”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 65-67

Further reading

  • “cungal”, 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
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