bardhak
Albanian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Ottoman Turkish بارداق (bardak), altered by conflation with the unrelated bardhak (“fair-haired”).
Noun
editbardhak m (plural bardhakë)
- glass (usually large and thick)
- shot glass
- earthenware jug, decanter
- Synonym: ibrik
Alternative forms
editReferences
edit- “bardhák,~u”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 101a
- Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “bardak”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 64
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “bardhak”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 20b
- Meyer, G. (1891) “barδák”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, , page 27
Etymology 2
editFrom i bardhë (“white”) + -ak.
Adjective
editbardhak (feminine bardhake)
- Synonym of bardhosh
References
edit- “bardhák,~e”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][2] (in Albanian), 1980, page 101a
Categories:
- Albanian 2-syllable words
- Albanian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Albanian/ak
- Rhymes:Albanian/ak/2 syllables
- Albanian terms borrowed from Ottoman Turkish
- Albanian terms derived from Ottoman Turkish
- Albanian lemmas
- Albanian nouns
- Albanian masculine nouns
- Albanian terms suffixed with -ak
- Albanian adjectives