ngordh

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • kordh

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kār(i)da, from Proto-Indo-European *kēr dʰeh₁- (to take root, to stiffen),[1] prefixed with n-. Original meaning 'to starve, die of hunger'.

Pronunciation

Verb

ngordh (aorist ngordha, participle ngordhur)

  1. to die (for animals and insects only, excluding bees), to stiffen, strangle, kill
  2. to crave for

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ngordh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 296