hajni

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From hajn (thief, robber) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hajˈni/
  • Rhymes: -ni
  • Hyphenation: haj‧ní

Noun

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hajni f (plural hajni, definite hajnia, definite plural hajnitë) (regional, dialectal)

  1. robbery, brigandry, thievery
    Synonyms: hajdutëri, vjedhje, grabitje, kusari
  2. (obsolete) rebellion
    Synonym: rebelim

Declension

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Derived terms

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Noun

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hajni m

  1. inflection of hajn:
    1. indefinite dative/ablative
    2. definite nominative singular

References

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  • “hajni”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “hajní”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 152
  • Jungg, G. (1895) “hainii”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 43