Tung (salutation) (casual) (Albanian)
toong
A casual greeting in Albanian, which means hello, or may your life be prolonged.
A shortening of “Tungjatjeta” (toong-ya-TYEH-ta), which means long life.
Example sentences
“Officially in Albania tung is the casual word for hello, but here in Kosovo it’s also used to mean goodbye. This is our last day in Kosovo so tung to this beautiful country.”
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