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gjuaj

gjuaj

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • gjuej (Gheg)
  • regional: gjonj (Tosk), gjuj (Gheg), gjuoj, gjuo(n)j (Gheg, Old Albanian)

Verb

gjuaj (first-person singular past tense gjuajta, participle gjuajtur)

  1. to hunt
  2. (figuratively) to lie in wait for
  3. to impel an aimed projectile: shoot, throw

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References

  1. Bardhyl Demiraj, Albanische Etymologien (Amsterdam: Rodopoi, 1997), p.191