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Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin cantica (“song”).[1] Compare Romanian cântec.
Pronunciation
Noun
këngë 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
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References
- ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “këngë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1409
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