Albanian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

A nasalized variant of ligatë, from lig (ill, bad), from Proto-Albanian *ligatā. See lig for more. Orel claims the appearance of inlaut -ën- to be the result of influence from lëngoj.[1]

Noun edit

lëngatë f

  1. illness, sickness, ailment

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References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “lëngatë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 224