këngë
Albanian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin cantica (“song”).[1] Compare Romanian cântec.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkëngë f (plural këngë, definite kënga, definite plural këngët)
- song
- Këngët qytetare të Prishtinës.
- Prishtina's urban songs.
- bird song
- Dëgjohet kënga e bilbilit.
- The nightingale's song can be heard.
- a continuous sound
- Kënga e lumit.
- The sound of the river.
- part of an epic or didactic poem
- an action or thing that is repeated, becoming tedious
Declension
editDeclension of këngë
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “këngë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1409
Further reading
edit- Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 10: “cantus — canghe”