angësht
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Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Enlargement of ang, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- (“narrow”). Compare Latin angustus (“narrow”), German Angst (“fear”).[1] Doublet to Latin-borrowed ngushtë.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
angësht (feminine angështe)
- tight (clothes)
- stingy, scrooge, tight-fisted
Adverb[edit]
angësht
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References[edit]
- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 79