ngut

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *en-kutja, related to Lithuanian káuti (“to strike”), Latin cūdō (“to strike”), Old High German houwan (“id”) and Proto-Slavic *kovati (“to forge”).[1]

Verb

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ngut (aorist nguta, participle ngutur)

  1. to urge, force, hurry up

Noun

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ngut m (plural ngutje, definite nguti, definite plural ngutjet)

  1. pressure, haste

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ngut”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 297-8

Pnar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Pnar-Khasi-Lyngngam *ŋut. Cognate with Khasi ngut.

Pronunciation

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Classifier

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ngut

  1. general classifier for humans
    soo ngut ki khon ― four children

See also

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