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angësht

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Enlargement of ang, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- (“narrow”). Compare Latin angustus (“narrow”), German Angst (“fear”).[1] Doublet of Latin-borrowed ngushtë.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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i angësht (feminine plural të angështa)

  1. tight (clothes)
  2. stingy, scrooge, tight-fisted

Adverb

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ángësht

  1. uneasily, worriedly, wistfully
    Synonym: ngushtë
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References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997), Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 79

Further reading

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  • “angësht”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
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