ngah

Albanian

Alternative forms

• ngaj

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *en-gaska, from *gʷm̥sḱéti; variant ngaj from a slightly different root (see ngaj), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- (“leave”). Compare English go, Ancient Greek κιχάνω (kikhánō, “to meet with, arrive at”), Sanskrit जहाति (jáhāti, “to renounce”), Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬰𐬁𐬨𐬌 (zazāmi).

Verb

ngah (aorist ngaha, participle ngahur)

1. to run, hasten, go quickly

   Synonym: ngaj

Related terms

• ngas
• ngacmoj
• ngallmoj
• ngatërr
• ngatërroj