angësht

Albanian

Etymology

Enlargement of ang, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- (“narrow”). Compare Latin angustus (“narrow”), German Angst (“fear”). Doublet to Latin-borrowed ngushtë.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaŋɡəʃt/

Adjective

angësht (feminine angështe)

1. tight (clothes)
2. stingy, scrooge, tight-fisted

Adverb

angësht

1. uneasily, worriedly, wistfully

Synonyms

• ngushtë

Related terms

• ang
• angari
• eng
• ankth
• angërduf
• angullin