gjuaj

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Albanian gjuonj, from dialectal Tosk gjonj, from Proto-Albanian *jāgnja, denominative of *jaga (hunt). More at gjah. Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *śāgn-, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (to seek out), cognate to Latin sagiō (acute sentire, to feel). Phonetically, *seh₂g-mi is also possible.[1]

Verb

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gjuaj (aorist gjuajta, participle gjuajtur)

  1. to hunt
  2. (figurative) to lie in wait for
  3. to impel an aimed projectile: shoot, throw

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 191