mbush

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Albanian

Etymology

From Old Albanian ëmbush, from Proto-Albanian *en-busa,[1] or *am-buśś-it,[2] from Proto-Indo-European *bu-n-s-, nasalized weak stem of *beus- (to blow up, puff out, swell) (compare Ancient Greek βυνέω (bunéō, to stuff), Old High German pfoso (bag)).

Pronunciation

Verb

mbush (aorist mbusha, participle mbushur)

  1. to fill (up), stuff
  2. to replenish
  3. to load a gun
  4. to complete a period of time
  5. to backfill (a plant) to protect the roots
  6. (colloquial) to fulfill, comply with, satisfy

Conjugation

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References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mbush”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 253
  2. ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 234

Further reading

  • active voice: mbush (aorist: mbusha; participle: mbushur) • "Fjalor Shqip" ('Albanian Dictionary')
  • mediopassive: mbushem / mbúshem (aorist: u mbusha (u mbúsha); participle: mbushur) • "Fjalor Shqip" ('Albanian Dictionary')