thumboj

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From thumb +‎ -oj (verb suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [θumˈbɔj]

Verb

thumboj (aorist thumbova, participle thumbuar)

  1. to sting
  2. (transitive) to tease, provoke (especially with words)

Conjugation

Synonyms

Further reading

  • thumboj”, 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) “thumboj”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[2]