jongar

Albanian

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to jonë, a variant of jeh (“echo”), with an ending in -ar.

Noun

jongar m (plural jongarë, definite jongari, definite plural jongarët)

1. lyre
2. three stringed instrument similar to a çifteli

Declension

Declension of jongar

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	jongar	jongari	jongarë	jongarët
accusative		jongarin
dative	jongari	jongarit	jongarëve	jongarëve
ablative			jongarësh

Further reading

• “jongar”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎, 1980
• Newmark, Leonard (1999), “jongar”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• iongar

Etymology

From Latin ungō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jonˈɡar/

Verb

jongar

1. to anoint, rub with ointment