{"word":"ngjalë","entries":[{"pos":"noun","senses":[{"gloss":"eel","lang":"en","tags":["feminine"],"examples":[{"text":"Ky lumë është i njohur për numrin e madh të ngjalave.","english":"This river is known for its large number of eels."}],"source":"en-wiktionary"},{"gloss":"crafty, cunning person. fox","lang":"en","tags":["feminine","figuratively"],"source":"en-wiktionary"}],"sources":["en-wiktionary","wikidata"],"ipa":["/ɲɟalə/","[ɲɟ͡ʝäːl(ɜ)]"],"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.","forms":[{"form":"ngjala","tags":["plural"]},{"form":"ngjala","tags":["definite"]},{"form":"ngjalat","tags":["definite","plural"]},{"form":"ngjalë","tags":["indefinite","nominative","singular"]},{"form":"ngjala","tags":["definite","nominative","singular"]},{"form":"ngjala","tags":["indefinite","nominative","plural"]},{"form":"ngjalat","tags":["definite","nominative","plural"]},{"form":"ngjalë","tags":["accusative","indefinite","singular"]},{"form":"ngjalën","tags":["accusative","definite","singular"]},{"form":"ngjala","tags":["accusative","indefinite","plural"]},{"form":"ngjalat","tags":["accusative","definite","plural"]},{"form":"ngjale","tags":["dative","indefinite","singular"]},{"form":"ngjalës","tags":["dative","definite","singular"]},{"form":"ngjalave","tags":["dative","indefinite","plural"]},{"form":"ngjalave","tags":["dative","definite","plural"]},{"form":"ngjale","tags":["ablative","indefinite","singular"]},{"form":"ngjalës","tags":["ablative","definite","singular"]},{"form":"ngjalash","tags":["ablative","indefinite","plural"]},{"form":"ngjalave","tags":["ablative","definite","plural"]},{"form":"njalë","tags":["alternative"]}]}],"sources":["en-wiktionary","wikidata","ai"],"description":{"text":"Peshk si gjarpër.","source":"ai"},"frequency":131,"wikipediaCount":4,"url":"https://fjalorishqip.org/fjala/ngjal%C3%AB/","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","sameMeaning":[],"attribution":["Wiktionary (English edition), Albanian entries — CC BY-SA 4.0 (and GFDL)","Wikidata Lexemes (Albanian) — CC0 1.0 (public domain)","Përshkrime shqip me ndihmë të AI-së / Albanian descriptions written with AI help — CC BY-SA 4.0"]}