pushoj

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Vulgar Latin *posāre, from Latin pausāre (I halt, cease, pause).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puˈʃɔj/

Verb

pushoj (aorist pushova, participle pushuar)

  1. to rest, relax
  2. to vacation
  3. (third person) to rest (in grave)
  4. (third person) to cease
  5. to stop talking
  6. to dismiss from duty

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References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “pushoj”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1202

Further reading

  • pushoj”, 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
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “pushoj”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[2]