dhjes

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *dzetša, from earlier *dzedtja,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰed-i̯e/o-, from *ǵʰed- (to defecate). Compare Ancient Greek χέζω (khézō), Sanskrit हदति (hadati). Alternatively, Matzinger reconstructs *ȷ́edi̯ō.[2]

Verb

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dhjes (aorist dhjeva, participle dhjerë)

  1. (vulgar) to shit, to fuck up
    Synonyms: bëj ujët e trashë, dal jashtë
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “dhjes”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 83
  2. ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 236