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 (plural jaka, definite jaka, definite plural jakat)

  1. collar (of a shirt)
    Synonym: kular
  2. neck (band)
    Synonym: qafë
  3. hood (of a jacket, coat)
    Synonyms: llabane, kapuç
Derived terms

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) (aorist -, participle -)

  1. 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
  1. Çabej, Eqrem (1976) “jakë”, in Studime Gjuhësore II, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, Prishtinë: Rilindja, page 247
  2. Julius Pokorny (1948-1969) Indo-European Etymological Dictionary, transl., Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch I (in German), Francke, Bern - Switzerland, page 296
  3. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “jakë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 156
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