mbys

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ambi-witja, from Proto-Indo-European *with₂-.[1] Compare Sanskrit व्यथते (vyáthate, “to sway, to tremble”), Avestan 𐬀𐬌𐬡𐬌𐬚𐬏𐬭𐬀‎ (aiβiθūra, “strong, unwavering”), and Icelandic viða (“to waver, swing”).

Verb

mbys (first-person singular past tense mbyta, participle mbytur)

  1. to strangle, suffocate, choke to death
  2. to stifle
  3. to drown
  4. (regional) to kill (by striking)

Derived terms
  • mbytas
  • mbytës
  • mbytje

References
  1. Vladimir Orel, Albanian Etymological Dictionary (Leiden: Brill, 1998), 254.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.