pojak

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Slavic *poľakъ.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poˈjak/
  • Rhymes: -jak
  • Hyphenation: po‧ják

Noun

pojak m (plural pojakë, definite pojaku, definite plural pojakët) (archaic)

  1. crop watchman, ranger, steward
    Synonyms: pendar, bekçi, rojtar
  2. village courier
    Synonym: korrier
  3. vine-grower, vine-dresser

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pojak”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 337

Further reading

  • “pojak”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
  • “pojak”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “pojak”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 394
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