ungj

Albanian

Etymology

From earlier ungël, borrowed through Vulgar Latin aunculo or aunclus from Latin avunculus (“maternal uncle”). cf. Romanian unchi.

Noun

ungj m (plural ungjër, definite ungji, definite plural ungjërit)

  1. uncle

Further reading

  • “ungj”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
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