gjuhë

== Albanian == === Alternative forms === gluhë — obsolete, now Cham, Arbëresh, Arvanitika gjuhu — obsolete, Gheg gjuhunë, gjuhënë — Gheg guhë — northern Gheg gû — dialectal, Kosovo gju — Borgo Erizzo gëluhë — Sicily gjufë — Calabria glufë — Mandrica === Etymology === Unclear. From Old Albanian gluhë, most likely from Proto-Albanian *glu.a, with sporadic intervocalic loss of b (see pi, det, and dra) and insertion of a hiatus-like h (see bahe, kohë, and pah), from Pre-Proto-Albanian *glubā- ("tip"), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵlubʰah₂- (“point”). A loan from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa) is improbable from a linguistic and cultural standpoint, as Ancient Greek loans involved terms of trade and agriculture, not body parts, and a Proto-Albanian derivation would have been *gluśa, phonetically improbable. === Pronunciation === (northern Tosk, Lab) IPA(key): /ˈɟuhə/ (southern Gheg, central Gheg) IPA(key): [ˈɟ͡ʝũːh] (northern Gheg) IPA(key): [ˈɡjuː(h)], [ˈɡuː(h)] (Kosovo) IPA(key): [ˈɡũː] (Cham, Arvanitika, Arbëresh) IPA(key): [ˈɡʎuhə] (Calabria) IPA(key): [ˈɡʎuɣə] Rhymes: -uhə === Noun === gjuhë f (plural gjuhë or (dialectal) gjuhëra / gjuhëna, definite gjuha) tongue (organ) gjuhë lope e zier ― boiled beef tongue (figurative) speech, talking Synonym: gojë strip of land Synonym: rrip bell clapper, clanger, tongue Synonym: gjuhëz language, tongue gjuha shqipe ― the Albanian language register, speech, style Synonyms: ligjërim, stil gjuha e fëmijëve ― children speech gjuhë e trashë ― foul language gjuha e shkrimtarit ― the author's style language (generally, any form of communication) gjuha e muzikës ― music's language gjuha e bletëve ― bees' language (colloquial) local dialect Synonyms: e folme, dialekt (colloquial) Albanian, as a subject in school ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “gjúh/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 625f. Mann, S. E. (1948), “gjuhë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 149ab Tagliavini, Carlo (1937), “ǵu”, in L'albanese di Dalmazia. […] (in Italian), Florence: Leo S. Olschki, page 131 Barić, Henrik (1919), Albanorumänishe studien. I. Teil (Zur Kunde der Balkanhalbinsel. Quellen und Forschungen; 7) (in German), Sarajevo: Institut für Balkanforschung, page 35 Leotti, Angelo (1916), “gjuhën-a”, in L'albanese parlato (in Italian), Milan: U. Hoepli, page 83 Weigand, Gustav (1914), “gjuhën-a […] gjuh-a”, in Albanesisch–deutsches und deutsch–albanesisches Wörterbuch (in German), Leipzig: J. A. Barth, page 26a Kristoforidhi, Kostandin (1904), “γϳούχ̇ε̯”, in Λεξικὸν τῆς Ἀλβανικῆς γλώσσης [Lexikón tís Alvanikís glóssis] (in Greek), Athens, page 83f. Jungg, G. (1895), “ghiuh”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 38a Rossi, F. (1875), Vocabolario della lingua epirotica–italiana (in Italian), page 466f. Bardhi, Frang (1635), Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 49: “lingua — giuha”