këngë

See also: kenge

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • kangë, kâjkë, këntkë

Etymology

From Old Albanian kankë, from an earlier *kantkë (based on Arbëresh këntkë), from Latin cantica (“song”).[1]

Noun

këngë f (indefinite plural këngë, definite singular kënga, definite plural këngët)

  1. song
    Këngët qytetare të Prishtinës
    Prishtina's urban songs.
  2. bird song
    Dëgjohet kënga e bilbilit.
    The nightingale's song can be heard.
  3. a continuous sound
    Kënga e lumit.
    The sound of the river.
  4. part of an epic or didactic poem
  5. an action or thing that is repeated, becoming tedious

Derived terms
  • këngëtar
  • kangjelë

References
  1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “këngë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1409
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.