mbush

Albanian

Etymology

From Old Albanian ëmbush, from Proto-Albanian *en-busa,[1] or *am-buśś-it,[2] from Proto-Indo-European *bu-n-s-, nasalized weak stem of *beus- (to blow up, puff out, swell) (compare Ancient Greek βυνέω (bunéō, to stuff), Old High German pfoso (bag)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mbuʃ/

Verb

mbush (aorist mbusha, participle mbushur)

  1. to fill (up), stuff
  2. to replenish
  3. to load a gun
  4. to complete a period of time
  5. to backfill (a plant) to protect the roots
  6. (colloquial) to fulfill, comply with, satisfy

Conjugation

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Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • mbushël, mbushës, mbushëtirë, mbushje, mbushtar, mbushulloj
  • mbushem (mediopassive)
  • mbushur (participle)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mbush”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 253
  2. Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 234

Further reading

  • active voice: mbush (aorist: mbusha; participle: mbushur) • "Fjalor Shqip" ('Albanian Dictionary')
  • mediopassive: mbushem / mbúshem (aorist: u mbusha (u mbúsha); participle: mbushur) • "Fjalor Shqip" ('Albanian Dictionary')
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