żgħożija

Maltese

Etymology

Derivational nominalization of the adjective żagħżugħ (“young”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɔˈziː.ja/
  • IPA^(key): /zɔˤːˈziː.ja/ (archaic)
  • IPA^(key): /zɣɔˈziː.ja/ (archaic, rural)

Noun

żgħożija f

1. youth (quality or state of being young)
2. youth (part of life following childhood)

Related terms

• żagħżugħ

 

See also

• tfulija