shushunjë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from a Vulgar Latin *sanguisungia, from Latin sanguisūga.[1][2] Compare also Dalmatian sansoike.

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

Noun

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

  1. leech
  2. bloodsucker

Synonyms
  • piavicë

References
  1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “shushunjë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1438
  2. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 447
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