ënj

Albanian

Alternative forms

• ëj
• âj — Gheg

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *anj, close to Sanskrit अनीति (ániti, “blow out”), Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌽 (usanan, “blow out”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (“to breathe”). Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *aidn(i)-, from Proto-Indo-European *Hoid- (“to swell”). Cognate to Old Armenian այտնում (aytnum, “to swell”), Old Norse økkr (“swelling, lump, growth”), Latin inguen (“groin, the genitals, tumefaction in the pubic region”).

Verb

ënj (aorist ënjta, participle ënjtur)

1. to swell, inflame