gjerdan

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)

  1. necklace
    Synonym: gushore

References
  1. 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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