kaç

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "kac"

Albanian

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Etymology

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Derived from Proto-Slavic *tъkačь, compare Bulgarian тъкач (tǎkač).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kaç m (plural keçër, definite kaçi, definite plural keçërit)

  1. weaver

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kaç”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 161

Turkish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Ottoman Turkish قاچ (kaç). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰴𐰲 (kaç, “[interrogative adjective]”), Tuvan каш (kaş, “how many”), from Proto-Turkic *ka- (“interrogative particle”).[1] Related to hani (“which”).

Determiner

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kaç

  1. how many
    kaç yaşındasın?
    How old are you?
    (literally, “How many years old are you?”)
Usage notes
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  • The noun following kaç is usually in the singular.
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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kaç

  1. second-person singular imperative of kaçmak

References

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  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*kem, *Ka-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
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