shakë

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See also: shake and Shake

Albanian

Etymology

Unknown; suggested to borrowed from Southwestern Iranian, compare Middle Persian 𐫘𐫃 (sg /⁠sak, sag⁠/, “dog”), but this theory is both geographically and sociohistorically problematic. Compare Proto-Slavic Proto-Slavic *sǫka (bitch).

Noun

shakë f (plural shaka, definite shaka, definite plural shakat)

  1. (Gheg) bitch, female dog
    Synonyms: bushtër, kuçkë, kudër
  2. (figurative) whore
    Synonyms: bushtër, kuçkë, kudër, lavire, kurvë, prostitutë
  3. joke
    Synonym: shaka

References

  1. ^ Jokl, Norbert (1927) “Albanisch-iranische Beruhrungen”, in Wiener Zeitschrift fur die Kunde des Morgenlandes, Department of Oriental Studies, University of Vienna, →JSTOR, pages 30-31
  2. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) “shakë”, in Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: ] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi

Further reading

  • Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shakë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 406-407
  • Erat, Janez (2008) “shakë”, in Etimološki slovar albanskega jezika [Albanian Etymological Dictionary]‎ (in Slovene), 2nd edition, page 86b
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “shakë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 467
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