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Albanian
Etymology
From a Slavic word meaning “chief, leader”, the source of Serbo-Croatian čȇlnīk. The spelling with ç- is influenced by the word çelik.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃeltik/
- Rhymes: -ik
- Hyphenation: çel‧tík
Noun
çeltik m (plural çeltíkë, definite çeltíku, definite plural çeltíkët) (archaic)
- senior shepherd
- barn owner
- Synonyms: stanar, stopan
Adjective
çeltik (feminine çeltike)
- not deseeded (rice or cotton)
References
- ^ Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore I, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Prishtinë: Rilindja, p.71
Further reading
- “çeltik”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980
- “çeltik”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish چلتیك (çeltik).
Noun
çeltik (definite accusative çeltiği, plural çeltikler)
- unhusked rice, rice in the husk, paddy, rice on the field
Declension