jakë
See also: jake, Jake, and Jakë
Albanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jakə/
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkish یاقه (yaka).(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun
jakë f (indefinite plural jaka, definite singular jaka, definite plural jakat)
- collar (of a shirt)
- Synonym: kular
- neck (band)
- Synonym: qafë
- hood (of a jacket, coat)
- Synonyms: llabane, kapuç
Derived terms
- jakatar m
- jakëmbëthyer
- jakëzbërthyer
- jakore f
- jakuce f
- jakuzë f
Etymology 2
Either a compound of eja + këtu (“come here”),[1][2] or an isolated imperative form (based on Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”)), cognate to Albanian iki.[3]
Interjection
jákë(ni) (first-person singular past tense -, participle -)
- come
- Synonym: eja
- (in the singular) Jakë këtu! ― Come here!
- Synonym: ejani
- (in the plural)Jakëni këtu! ― Come here!
Further reading
- Oda Buchholz, Wilfried Fiedler, Gerda Uhlisch (2000) Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Albanisch, Langenscheidt Verlag, →ISBN, page 203(noun ¹ják|ë)
- Oda Buchholz, Wilfried Fiedler, Gerda Uhlisch (2000) Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Albanisch, Langenscheidt Verlag, →ISBN, page 203(interj. ²jákë - jákëni)
- f. noun jákë/jakë (engl. collar, neck; hood) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
- interjection jákë/jakë (engl. come! / plural: jákëni/jakëni) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
References
- Çabej, Eqrem (1976), “jakë”, in Studime Gjuhësore II, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, Prishtinë: Rilindja, page 247
- Julius Pokorny (1948-1969), Indo-EuropeanEtymological Dictionary, transl., Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch I (in german), Francke, Bern - Switzerland, page 296
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “jakë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 156