ракија

See also: раќија

Macedonian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَقِيّ (ʕaraqiyy, of liquor), from عَرَق (ʕaraq, perspiration) which metaphorically refers to condensation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈraki(j)a]

Noun

ракија • (rakija) f (relational adjective ракиен, diminutive ракиичка or ракииче or ракивче or ракиица or ракијка, augmentative ракииште)

  1. rakija

Declension

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, sweat; wine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rǎkija/
  • Hyphenation: ра‧ки‧ја
  • Rhymes: -ija

Noun

ра̀кија f (Latin spelling ràkija)

  1. (uncountable) rakija

Declension

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