ndyj

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ən-dūja, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, mist, haze”). Cognate with Latvian dujs (“dirty”), Lithuanian dujà (“swamp; mist, drizzle”), English dusk and possibly Dacian Δουιανα (Douiana, “Duiana”), a toponym.

Verb

ndyj (aorist ndyva, participle ndyrë)

1. to make dirty, to spoil

Derived terms

• ndyrë