gjah

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *jaga, from Proto-Indo-European *yeǵʰo- (compare German jagen (“to hunt”), Tocharian A yoke (“desire”), Sanskrit यहु (yahú, “restless”)). Related to gjuaj.

Noun

gjah m (definite gjahu)

1. hunting, hunt, chase
2. prey, game
3. (figurative) fugitive