dajë

See also: daję

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • Dazhë
  • Daxhë

Etymology

Either from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (dayı), or possibly from *darë (cf. mbaj, bie), from Proto-Indo-European *dayh₂wḗr (husband's brother). Cognate to Greek δαέρ (daér), Lithuanian dieveris, Latin lévir, Old Frisian tāker (husband's brother).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dajə/, [dajə]

Noun

dajë f (indefinite plural daja, definite singular daja, definite plural dajat)

  1. maternal uncle (mother's brother)

Declension

See also

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