kënaq

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • (Gheg) knaç, knaq

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₂nóḱe (“he has reached, attained”), perfective of *h₂neḱ- (“to reach”). Cognate with Old Irish tánaic 'he arrived', Latin nancisci 'to get', Lithuanian nèšti 'to carry', Ancient Greek ἐνεγκεῖν (enenkeîn, “to carry”), Old English ġenōg (“enough”), German genug, Swedish nog.

Pronunciation

Verb

kënaq (first-person singular past tense kënaqa, participle kënaqur)

  1. I gratify
  2. I please
  3. I satisfy

Derived terms
  • kënaqës
  • kënaqësi
    • vetëkënaqësi
    • me kënaqësi
    • pa kënaqësi
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