Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *ergā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erǵʰ-. Close to Old Norse argr (bad, evil, coward), Lithuanian aržùz (lusty), Avar ərəzant (bad).[1]

Noun

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jargë f (plural jargë, definite jarga, definite plural jargët)

  1. spit, phlegm

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “jargë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 157