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Albanian
Etymology
From hajn (“thief, robber”) + -i.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hajˈni/
- Rhymes: -ni
- Hyphenation: haj‧ní
Noun
hajni f (plural hajni, definite hajnia, definite plural hajnitë) (regional, dialectal)
- robbery, brigandry, thievery
- Synonyms: hajdutëri, vjedhje, grabitje, kusari
- (obsolete) rebellion
- Synonym: rebelim
Declension
Derived terms
Noun
hajni m
- inflection of hajn:
- indefinite dative/ablative
- definite nominative singular
References
- “hajni”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “hajní”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 152
- Jungg, G. (1895) “hainii”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 43