qaj

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • qanj, kjaj, klaj, klanj, kaj (Gheg)

Etymology

From variant qanj, from older klanj, from Proto-Albanian *klaunja, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlou- (compare English loud, Czech slouti ‘to be called, have a reputation’, Greek κλαίω (klaío) ‘to weep, sob’).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [cçaj]

Verb

qaj (first-person singular past tense qava, participle qarë)

  1. I cry, weep
  2. I complain

Conjugation

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