zinxhir

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish زنجیر (zinjir), from Persian زنجیر (zenjir).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [zindʒiɾ]

Noun

zinxhir m (plural zinxhirë)

  1. chain
    Synonyms: varg, vargua, varëse

References
  • Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “zinxhir”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 530
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