qafëz

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From qafë (“neck”) +‎ -ëz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcafəz/
  • Rhymes: -afəz
  • Hyphenation: qá‧fëz

Noun

qafëz f (plural qafëza, definite qafëza, definite plural qafëzat)

  1. instep
    Synonyms: qafë e këmbës, trinë
  2. wrist
    Synonym: kyç i dorës
  3. cuff (on a shirt)
    Synonym: mëngë
  4. sock neck
  5. collar
    Synonyms: jakë, qafcë
  6. collar where cowbells are hung
  7. collar (for animals)
    Synonym: qafore
  8. (botany) part of a plant between the stem and the roots
  9. (Arbëresh, Arvanitika) armpit
    Synonym: sqetull

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “qafëz”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “qafë […] -z”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 411
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