kujë

See also: kuje

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷei (“to cry, weep”). Compare Old Saxon quīðian (“lament”), Old Norse kvíða (“a trembling, quaking, shaking, terror, anxiety, fear, dread, alarm”), Lithuanian gíedu (“sing, crow”).

Noun

kujë f (plural kujra, definite kuja, definite plural kujat)

1. scream, lament, shriek (of women)