qengjë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• qëngjë

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *kenagā, from Proto-Indo-European *kn̥h₂ónks. Cognate with Ancient Greek κνηκός (knēkós, “pale yellow”), Latin canicae (“bran”), English honey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcenɟə/
• Rhymes: -ɟə
• Hyphenation: qén‧gjë

Noun

qengjë f (plural qengja, definite qengja, definite plural qengjat)

1. (regional) beehive

   Synonyms: koshere, zgjua, krodhë, kurpi, kapelë, korube

Declension

Declension of qengjë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	qengjë	qengja	qengja	qengjat
accusative		qengjën
dative	qengjeje	qengjës	qengjave	qengjave
ablative			qengjash

Further reading

• “qengjë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “qengjë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “qengjë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co.