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 singular gjahu)

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