Albanian

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Etymology

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From çikël (speck; type of plant) +‎ -oj.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃikəˈloj/
  • Rhymes: -oj
  • Hyphenation: çi‧kë‧lój

Verb

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çikëloj (aorist çikëlóva, participle çikëlúar)

çikëlóhem (aorist u çikëlóva, participle çikëlúar) (mediopassive)

  1. (transitive) to crumble up, grind, shred, shatter
    Synonyms: grij, thërrmoj, grimcoj, çik
  2. (transitive) to sprinkle
    Synonyms: spërkas, stërpik
  3. (transitive, regional) to light/start (a fire)
    Synonym: ndez
  4. (intransitive, third person) to leak, drip
    Synonyms: pikon, gjermon, cirkon
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Further reading

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  • “çikëloj”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • çikëloj”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006