cakis

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cak +‎ -is, where cak is the onomatopoeic sound of a cut. Related to cakorre and cakicë.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡saˈkis/
  • Rhymes: -is

Verb

cakís (aorist cakisa, participle cakisur)

  1. to chop, to buck, to cut
    Synonyms: çaj, pres

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987) “caqis”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 11