xhingël

Albanian

Etymology

A formation in -ël, from *xhing, an onomatopoeia. Compare English jingle, jangle. See tingull.

Noun

xhingël f (plural xhingla, definite xhingla, definite plural xhinglat)

1. woman's breast decoration (consisting of metal rings or round thin plates worn around the neck)

Synonyms

• stringël

Derived terms

• xhingla-mingla

Related terms

• xhingërrima
• tingull
• tingëlla