Re: alb. gji

From: Abdullah Konushevci Message: 19343
Date: 2003-02-27

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "alex_lycos" <altamix@...> wrote:
> Albanian "gji".
>
> it was disscused on this list some time ago. Could it be this word
means
> not only breast but "udder" too?
>
> Regards, Alex

Yes. The semantic field of the word gji is very weid. For example,
its mean bosom; breasts: gjinj të bëshëm 'fulsome breast',
shtrëngoj ne gji 'to clasp to one's breast'. Ushqej me gji 'to
breast-feed'; I pres gjirin fëmijës 'to wean a child'; Fëmijë i
ndarë nga gjiri 'weaniing'• Womb; bowis: Nga gjiri i dheut 'from the
bowls of the ear' • -re, -ret 'bay, inlet' etc.
Best regards, Abdullah