enjë

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • venjë

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *aignjā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”).

Noun

enjë f (indefinite plural enja, definite singular enja, definite plural enjat)

  1. juniper, yew

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *agnjã, related to Greek ἀμνός (ἀmnós, “lamb”) and Latin agnus (“id”)[2].

Noun

enjë f (indefinite plural enja, definite singular enja, definite plural enjat)

  1. dairy goat

References

  1. ↑ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “enjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 88
  2. ↑ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “enjë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 88
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