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Macedonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَقِيّ (ʕaraqiyy, “of liquor”), from عَرَق (ʕaraq, “perspiration”) which metaphorically refers to condensation.
Pronunciation
Noun
ракија • (rakija) f (relational adjective ракиен, diminutive ракиичка or ракииче or ракивче or ракиица or ракијка, augmentative ракииште)
- rakija
Declension
Derived terms
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, “sweat; wine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rǎkija/
- Hyphenation: ра‧ки‧ја
- Rhymes: -ija
Noun
ра̀кија f (Latin spelling ràkija)
- (uncountable) rakija
Declension