cangë

See also: cange and çangë

Albanian

Etymology

A possible form of cakëlloj, with the epenthesis of the n, as a colloquial form.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sanɡə/
  • Rhymes: -ɡə
  • Hyphenation: cán‧gë

Noun

cangë f (plural canga, definite canga, definite plural cangat) (regional, colloquial)

  1. green, unripe tree or fruit (most often for peaches)
  2. (figurative) immature person

Declension

Declension of cangë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative cangë canga canga cangat
accusative cangën
dative cange cangës cangave cangave
ablative cangash

Other forms

Derived terms

Adjective

cangë

  1. unripe, tough (usually in reference to trees)

See also

References

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

Further reading

  • “cangë”, 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
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “cangë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 46
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