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ngut

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *en-kutja, related to Lithuanian káuti (“to strike”), Latin cūdō (“to strike”), Old High German houwan (“to strike; to hew”) and Proto-Slavic *kovati (“to forge”).[1]

Verb

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ngut (aorist nguta, participle ngutur)

  1. to urge, force, hurry up

Conjugation

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Noun

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ngut m (plural ngutje, definite nguti, definite plural ngutjet)

  1. pressure, haste

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “ngut”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, pages 297-8

Further reading

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  • “ngut”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980

Pnar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Pnar-Khasi-Lyngngam *ŋut. Cognate with Khasi ngut.

Pronunciation

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Classifier

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ngut

  1. general classifier for humans
    soo ngut ki khon ― four children

See also

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Zhuang

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ngut (1957–1982 spelling ŋut)

  1. curved
    Antonym: soh