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thëngjill

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *tsangila, with *ts- prefix, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óngʷl̥ (“charcoal, coal”).[1]

Noun

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thëngjill m (plural thëngjij, definite thëngjilli, definite plural thëngjijtë)

  1. glowing embers, hot coal
    Synonym: prush
  2. coal, charcoal
    Synonyms: qymyr, qymyrgur
  3. carbon
    Synonym: karbon

Declension

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Declension of thëngjill
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative thëngjill thëngjilli thëngjij thëngjijtë
accusative thëngjillin
dative thëngjilli thëngjillit thëngjijve thëngjijve
ablative thëngjijsh

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “thëngjill”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 476

Further reading

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  • Bardhi, Frang (1635), Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 10: “carbo — ξenghiil”
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