makë

See also: Appendix:Variations of "make"

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *makā, which has entered the declension of the feminine -eh₂-stems, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ek- (“wet, moist”). Cognate to Serbo-Croatian mȍkar (“wet”), Lithuanian makõnė (“mud”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmakə/, [maːk]
• Rhymes: -akə
• Hyphenation: má‧kë

Noun

makë f (plural máka, definite máka, definite plural mákat)

1. scum (on liquids), pond scum

   Synonym: shtrap

2. spiderweb, cobweb

   Synonyms: cergë, pëlhurë merimange

3. glue, paste made of flour and cornstarch

   Synonyms: ngjitës, qiriç

4. cream

   Synonyms: mazë, ajkë

Derived terms

• makër
• makrohet
• makrosë
• makth
• merimangë

 

Further reading

• “makë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “makë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “makë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 260