shushunjë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *sanguisungia, Latin sanguisūga.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃuʃuːɲ(ə)/

Noun

shushunjë f (indefinite plural shushunja, definite singular shushunja, definite plural shushunjat)

  1. leech
  2. bloodsucker

References
  1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “shushunjë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1438
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