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çudi

Pronunciation: /t͡ʃuˈdi/

“çudi” is an Albanian word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. surprise
  2. wonder
  3. marvel
  4. miracle

Etymology

Borrowed from a South Slavic language, ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *čudo (“miracle, wonder”). Compare Serbo-Croatian čudo (“miracle, wonder”) and Bulgarian чудо (čudo, “miracle”); compare also Romanian ciudă (“fury, grudge, envy”), Hungarian csoda (“miracle, wonder”). Initially rendered as çudë, while çudi is a back formation from the verb çudit (“to surprise”), itself derived from…

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