çakë

See also: cake

Albanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃakə/

Etymology 1

An extension of cak (“edge”), with the usual alteration between c and ç.[1]

Noun

çakë f (plural çaka, definite çaka, definite plural çakat)

  1. turnout, place where irrigation canal bifurcates
    Synonym: presë
Declension
Declension of çakë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative çakë çaka çaka çakat
accusative çakën
dative çake çakës çakave çakave
ablative çakash

Etymology 2

From çak, itself onomatopoeic.

Noun

çakë f (plural çaka, definite çaka, definite plural çakat)

  1. popcorn
    Synonyms: pupagjel, kokoshkë
  2. little bell for cattle
    cingare, zilkë
Declension
Declension of çakë
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative çakë çaka çaka çakat
accusative çakën
dative çake çakës çakave çakave
ablative çakash

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “çakë”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 6

Further reading

  • “çakë”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026
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