Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *makā, which has entered the declension of the feminine -eh₂-stems, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ek- (wet, moist). Cognate to Serbo-Croatian mȍkar (wet), Lithuanian makõnė (mud).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmakə/, [maːk]
  • Rhymes: -akə
  • Hyphenation: má‧kë

Noun

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makë f (plural máka, definite máka, definite plural mákat)

  1. scum (on liquids), pond scum
    Synonym: shtrap
  2. spiderweb, cobweb
    Synonyms: cergë, pëlhurë merimange
  3. glue, paste made of flour and cornstarch
    Synonyms: ngjitës, qiriç
  4. cream
    Synonyms: mazë, ajkë

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “makë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • makë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “makë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 260