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mbys

Albanian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Albanian *ambi-witja, from Proto-Indo-European *with₂-.[1] Compare Sanskrit व्यथते (vyáthate, “to sway, to tremble”), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬡𐬌𐬚𐬏𐬭𐬀 (aiβiθūra, “strong, unwavering”), and Icelandic viða (“to waver, swing”).

Verb edit

mbys (aorist mbyta, participle mbytur)

  1. to strangle, suffocate, choke to death
  2. to stifle
  3. to drown
  4. (regional) to kill (by striking)

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mbys”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 254
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