thëngjill

Albanian

Alternative forms

• thingjill, fëngjill

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *tsangila, with *ts- prefix, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óngʷl̥ (“charcoal, coal”).

Noun

thëngjill m (plural thëngjij, definite thëngjilli, definite plural thëngjijtë)

1. glowing embers, hot coal

   Synonym: prush

2. coal, charcoal

   Synonyms: qymyr, qymyrgur

3. carbon

   Synonym: karbon

Derived terms

• thëngjillor
• thëngjilltar

Further reading

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