ndyj

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ən-dūja, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke, mist, haze”). Cognate with Latvian dujs (“dirty”), Lithuanian dujà (“swamp; mist, drizzle”), English dusk and possibly Dacian Δουιανα (“Duiana”), a toponym.

Verb

ndyj (aorist ndyva, participle ndyrë)

  1. to make dirty, to spoil

Derived terms
  • ndyrë
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