gjoks

gjoks

Albanian

Alternative forms

• gjyks (Gheg)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish گوگس‎ (göks).[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɟɔks]

Noun

gjoks m

1. chest
2. breast, breasts
3. thorax

References

1. Bufli, Gjorgji; Luciano, Rocchi (2021), “gjoks”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 174