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gjerdan

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Albanian

Alternative forms

gjardan, gjerdhan, gjordan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish گردن (gerden, “neck, throat”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɟeɾˈdan/
Rhymes: -an

Noun

gjerdan m (plural gjerdanë)

necklace
Synonym: gushore

References

^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “gjerdan”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 172

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