gji
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Albanian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Albanian *sina, from Proto-Indo-European *sinos (compare Latin sinus (“breast; curve”), Serbo-Croatian zaošijati (“to bend”)).[1]
Noun[edit]
gji m (indefinite plural gji, definite singular gjiri)
Synonyms[edit]
- breast, bosom: gjinjtë, gjoks, kraharor (colloquial)
- udder: sisë
- teat: thith, thithë, thimth
- mastitis: gjinjës
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “gji”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 135