këngë

See also: kenge, ķeņģe, ķeņģē, and -kɛ́ngɛ

Albanian

Alternative forms

• kângë, kâjkë — Gheg
• këntkë — Arbëresh
• kankë, *kantkë — Old Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin, from Latin cantica (“song”). Compare Romanian cântec.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkən.ɡə/, [ˈkəŋɡə]

Noun

këngë f (plural këngë, definite kënga, definite plural këngët)

1. song

   Këngët qytetare të Prishtinës.

   Prishtina's urban songs.

2. bird song

   Dëgjohet kënga e bilbilit.

   The nightingale's song can be heard.

3. a continuous sound

   Kënga e lumit.

   The sound of the river.

4. part of an epic or didactic poem
5. an action or thing that is repeated, becoming tedious

Declension

Declension of këngë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	këngë	kënga	këngë	këngët
accusative		këngën
dative	kënge	këngës	këngëve	këngëve
ablative			këngësh

Derived terms

• këngëtar

Related terms

• kangjelë
• këndoj

Further reading

• Bardhi, Frang (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 10: “cantus — canghe”