ngut

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Verb

ngut (aorist nguta, participle ngutur)

  1. to urge, force, hurry up

Conjugation

Noun

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

  1. pressure, haste

References

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

Further reading

  • 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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋut/

Classifier

ngut

  1. general classifier for humans
    soo ngut ki khonfour children

See also

Zhuang

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Adjective

ngut (1957–1982 spelling ŋut)

  1. curved
    Antonym: soh