thëngjill

Albanian

Alternative forms

thingjill, fëngjill

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *tsangila, with *ts- prefix, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óngʷl̥ (“charcoal, coal”).[1]

Noun

thëngjill m (indefinite plural thëngjij, definite singular thëngjilli, definite plural thëngjijtë)

glowing embers, hot coal
coal, charcoal
carbon

Synonyms

(embers, hot coal): prush
(charcoal): qymyr
(carbon): karbon

Derived terms

thëngjillor

References

Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 476

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