jongar

Albanian

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to jonë, a variant of jeh (“echo”), with an ending in -ar.

Noun

jongar m (plural jongarë, definite jongari, definite plural jongarët)

  1. lyre
  2. three stringed instrument similar to a çifteli

Declension

Declension of jongar
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative jongar jongari jongarë jongarët
accusative jongarin
dative jongari jongarit jongarëve jongarëve
ablative jongarësh

Further reading

  • “jongar”, 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
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “jongar”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

  • iongar

Etymology

From Latin ungō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jonˈɡar/

Verb

jongar

  1. to anoint, rub with ointment
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