shushunjë

shushunjë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• ushunjëz

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *sanguisungia, Latin sanguisūga.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃuʃuːɲ(ə)/

Noun

shushunjë f (indefinite plural shushunja, definite singular shushunja, definite plural shushunjat)

1. leech
2. bloodsucker

References

1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “shushunjë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1438