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mbys

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *ambi-witja, from Proto-Indo-European *with₂-.[1] Compare Sanskrit व्यथते (vyáthate, “to sway, to tremble”), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬡𐬌𐬚𐬏𐬭𐬀 (aiβiθūra, “strong, unwavering”), and Icelandic viða (“to waver, swing”).

Verb

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mbys (aorist mbyta, participle mbytur)

  1. to strangle, suffocate, choke to death
  2. to stifle
  3. to drown
  4. (regional) to kill (by striking)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mbys”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 254
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