mungoj

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • mëngoj

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *mancāre, from Latin mancus (maimed, powerless).[1] Cf. also Italian mancare (to lack).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [munˈɡɔj]

Verb

mungoj (aorist mungova, participle munguar)

  1. to be absent
  2. (third person) it lacks, it is insufficient
  3. (transitive) to leave something unfinished

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • mungesë
  • mungesor
  • mungestar
  • mungim
  • mungues

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mungoj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 278
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