quaj
Albanian
Etymology
From Old Albanian kluoj (Buzuku), from Proto-Albanian *klāusnja, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlows-, from *ḱlew-. Compare English listen, Proto-Slavic *slušati (“to listen”), Ancient Greek κλύω (klúō, “to hear, listen to”).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /cuːj/, /c͡ɕuːj/
- (Cham, Arbëresh, Arvanitic) IPA(key): /kʎuːɲ/, /kluːɲ/
Verb
quaj (aorist quajta, participle quajtur) (active)
- (active voice, transitive) to call, name
- Synonym: thërras
- (active voice, transitive, figurative) to have/make an opinion (on something or someone); to value (something or someone)
- Synonym: vlerësoj
- (active voice, transitive, figurative) to carry (a name) for (something or someone)
- Synonym: mbaj
- (active voice, transitive, figurative) to declare (something)
- Synonym: shpall
Verb
qúhem (aorist u qúajta, participle qúajtur) (passive)
- (passive voice, reflexive) to be called (named); my name is
- Synonyms: thirrem, thërritem
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