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hënë

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See also: hene and hene-

Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *kʰandnā, from earlier *skond-nah₂, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kand- (to shine) (compare Welsh can (white), Latin candeō (to shine, gleam), Sanskrit चन्द्र (candrá, shining; moon)).[1] Possibly borrowed from Proto-Celtic *kando-[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hënë f (plural hëna, definite hëna, definite plural hënat)

  1. (Tosk, Standard Albanian) moon

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References

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  1. ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 212
  2. ^ Oleander, T.(editor).(2022). Albanian.The indo-European Language family. p. 223-245. Hyllested, A. & Joseph, B. D.