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ngordh

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *kār(i)da, from Proto-Indo-European *kēr dʰeh₁- (to take root, to stiffen),[1] prefixed with n-. Original meaning 'to starve, die of hunger'.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ngordh (aorist ngordha, participle ngordhur)

  1. to die (for animals and insects only, excluding bees), to stiffen, strangle, kill
  2. to crave for

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ngordh”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 296