zinxhir

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Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish زنجیر (zinjir), from Persian زنجیر (zenjir).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

zinxhir m (plural zinxhirë)

  1. chain
    Synonyms: varg, vargua, varëse

References[edit]

  • Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “zinxhir”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 530