këngë

See also: kenge, ķeņģe, ķeņģē, and -kɛ́ngɛ

Albanian

Alternative forms

• kângë, kâjkë — Gheg
• këntkë — Arbëresh
• kankë, *kantkë — Old Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin cantica (“song”). Compare Romanian cântec.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkən.ɡə/, [ˈkəŋɡə]

Noun

këngë f (plural këngë, definite kënga, definite plural këngët)

1. song

   Këngët qytetare të Prishtinës.

   Prishtina's urban songs.

2. bird song

   Dëgjohet kënga e bilbilit.

   The nightingale's song can be heard.

3. a continuous sound

   Kënga e lumit.

   The sound of the river.

4. part of an epic or didactic poem
5. an action or thing that is repeated, becoming tedious

Declension

Declension of këngë

	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	këngë	këngë	kënga	këngët
accusative			këngën
dative	kënge	këngëve	këngës	këngëvet
ablative		këngësh

Derived terms

• këngëtar

Related terms

• kangjelë
• këndoj

Further reading

• Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 10: “cantus — canghe”