mallëngjej

Albanian

Etymology

Analogous to Ancient Greek μελαγχολία (melankholía), from mall (“longing”), originally meaning "black" and ngjej, archaic variant of ngjyrë (“color”), from Proto-Albanian *en-glejo

Verb

mallëngjej

  1. touch, move emotionally
  2. bring to tears
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