gjanë

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • gjan (“wide, broad”) (Gheg)

Etymology

Singulare tantum; originally a Gheg form, from Proto-Albanian *jausna, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs (“broth”) (compare Serbo-Croatian juha, Lithuanian jū́šė (“fish soup”), Latin iūs). Doublet of gjër.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɟa.nə/

Noun

gjanë m (definite gjana)

  1. silt, alluvium

Adjective

i gjanë

  1. wide, broad
  • gjër (forms a doublet with this word)
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