ngjalë

== Albanian == === Alternative forms === njalë === Etymology === Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂engʷʰ- (“water-worm”). Compare Ancient Greek ἔγχελυς (énkhelus, “eel”), Latin anguilla (“eel”), Old High German angar (“mealworm, larva, grub”). Occasionally connected to what is believed to be the Illyrian etymon of the demonym of the Enchelei. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɲɟalə/, [ɲɟ͡ʝäːl(ɜ)] === Noun === ngjalë f (plural ngjala, definite ngjala, definite plural ngjalat) eel (figurative) crafty, cunning person. fox ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ngjalan, ngjalistër, ngjalishëm === References === === Further reading === “ngjalë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006