cakëlloj

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

An onomatopoeic formation, the sound of teeth chattering or gnashing with the -lloj suffix for verb formation.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sakəˈɫɔj/

Verb

cakëlloj (aorist cakëllova, participle cakëlluar)

  1. to chatter the teeth from cold
  2. to clink
  3. to argue with someone (figurative)
  4. to caw

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “cakllój”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 6

Further reading

  • cakëlloj”, 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