çun

Albanian

Etymology

Possibly from ç + earlier unattested *hun (cf. çerdhe, çakëll), a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *sewH- (“to bear, give birth”). Cognate to Ancient Greek υἱύς (huiús), Avestan 𐬵𐬏𐬥𐬎𐬱‎ (hūnuš, “son”), Old English sunu (“son”). Alternatively from a dialectal Italian cionno (“penis”), possibly through Venetian.

Noun

çun m (indefinite plural çuna, definite singular çuni, definite plural çunat)

  1. lad, boy, son
Synonyms
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