cëngëlt

Albanian

Etymology

From cëngël (“pending, hanging, oblique standing”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡səŋəlt/
  • Rhymes: -əlt
  • Hyphenation: cën‧gëlt

Adjective

i cëngëlt (feminine plural të cëngëlta)

  1. oblique, indirect, detoured
    Synonym: tërthortë

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “cangël”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 9-10
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