pjek

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *peka,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *pékʷeti, from *pekʷ- (to cook, become ripe). Cognate with Latin coquō, Sanskrit पचति (pácati), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬗𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (pacaiti), Ancient Greek πέσσω (péssō), Tocharian B päk-, Old Church Slavonic пекѫ (pekǫ), Russian печь (pečʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pjɛk]

Verb

pjek (first-person singular past tense poqa, participle pjekur)

  1. I bake
  2. I broil
  3. I roast
Conjugation
  • bukëpjekës
  • pjekës

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *peka with irregular development of IE -ḱ-. Cognate to Greek πέκω (péko, to comb), Lithuanian pešù, pèšti (to pull, to pluck).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pjɛk]

Verb

pjek (first-person singular past tense puqa, participle puqur)

  1. I touch
  2. I meet
Derived terms

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 329
  2. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 329
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