cungoj

Albanian

Etymology

From cung (tree stump) +‎ -oj.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡suˈŋɔj/

Verb

cungój (aorist cungova, participle cunguar)

  1. (transitive) to turn something into a stump, to prune
    Synonym: cungulloj
  2. to amputate, to cut or remove a limb
    Synonyms: gjymtoj, cungulloj
  3. (figurative) to sever something by taking out a part of it, to handicap

Conjugation

Derived terms

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

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