jahni

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یخنی (yahni).[1][2][3]

Noun

jahni f (definite jahnia)

  1. yakhni, a broth with pieces of stewed meat and onions

Declension

Declension of jahni
singular
indefinite definite
nominative jahni jahnia
accusative jahninë
dat./abl. jahnie jahnisë

Adjective

jahni

  1. (cooking) prepared in such way
    fasule jahni(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    presh jahni(please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1996) “jahni”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes IV: Dh–J, Tirana, page 397
  2. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “jahni”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 666
  3. ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “jahni”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 220

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980