kujë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *gʷei (to cry, weep). Compare Old Saxon quīðian (lament), Old Norse kvíða (a trembling, quaking, shaking, terror, anxiety, fear, dread, alarm), Lithuanian gíedu (sing, crow).

Noun

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kujë f (plural kujra, definite kuja, definite plural kujat)

  1. scream, lament, shriek (of women)