gjah

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Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

gjah m (definite gjahu)

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