cangadhe

== Albanian == === Alternative forms === cagadhe, cangalle === Etymology === Disputed. The distribution of the word in southern Tosk, in Gjirokastër area and Chameria region, but not in the western Tosk, indicates it entered from Greek. Either from an Italian form of zanco (“left”) via Greek τςαγγάδα (tsangáda, “id.”) according to Meyer, or from Turkish چنگال ("çang-al") with a ç:c alteration, according to Dizdari based on the alternative form cangalle. From Albanian, it went into Aromanian as tsangadhe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [t͡saˈnɡaðɛ] === Noun === cangadhe f (plural cangadhe, definite cangadhja, definite plural cangadhet) (regional) dry dairy ewe, maiden milker Synonyms: enjë, pakare (regional) barren, infertile Synonym: shterp ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Aromanian: tsangadhe === References === === Further reading === “cangadhe”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006 FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980