gungë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *gungā, from Proto-Indo-European *geng-, *gong- (lump). Identical with Lithuanian gùnga (hump, hunchback, ball, clump), gùnginti (go slowly, from a humped going person), and cognate with Latin gingiva (gum).[1]

Noun

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gungë f (plural gunga, definite gunga, definite plural gungat)

  1. hump, lump
  2. hunchback
  3. small hill

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gungë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 127