muj

See also: můj

Albanian
Alternative forms

Etymology

Gheg variant of Tosk mund. From Proto-Albanian *māgnja, from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ-, *megʰ-. Compare Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 (magan), Proto-Slavic *mogь, *moťi (“be able, can”). mund represents a nasal present of muj (cf. Tosk lind> Gheg lej, gdhe > gdhend etc). Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *mundnja, representing a secondary formation based on or yielding mund[1].

Verb

muj (first-person singular past tense mujta, participle mujtun)

  1. I am able, I prevail
  2. I beat, I win
Derived terms

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “muj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 277

Romani

Etymology

From Sanskrit मुख (múkha, “mouth, face”). Cognates include Hindi मुँह (mũh) and Punjabi ਮੂੰਹ (mū̃h).

Noun

muj m (plural muj)

  1. mouth
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