cangël

== Albanian == === Alternative forms === congël cëngël === Etymology === Çabej throws a possible relation to canguletë (“little sack”) and cangull (“little bag”) group of words, from the idea of a bag hanged in the waist. Originally developed in the Tosk dialect. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɑŋəl/ Rhymes: -əl Hyphenation: cân‧gël === Noun === cangël f (plural cangla, definite cangla, definite plural canglat) (regional, colloquial) clothespin (usually metallic), peg, pin Synonyms: mbërtheckë, karficë, cimbidh (chiefly in the plural) rag, tatter Synonyms: leckë, zhele, rreckë, çakël, crule ==== Declension ==== === Adverb === cangël (regional) hanging, in suspense Synonyms: varur, pezull, vjerrë, tërthorazi, cufël, pupël, cukël iu thye dora e mbet cangël ― his hand got broken and was left hanging (figurative) pending, leave hanging Synonyms: mëdyshas, pezull, në erë ==== Derived terms ==== cangëloj === References === === Further reading === FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980 “cangël”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006 Mann, S. E. (1948), “cangël”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 46