qese

See also: qeşe

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • qesë — archaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كیسه (kise, kese).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈcese/, (archaic) /ceˈse/
  • Rhymes: -ese, -e

Noun

qese f (plural qese, definite qesja, definite plural qeset)

  1. bag, pouch
  2. purse, wallet (for money)
    Synonym: kuletë
  3. (figurative, colloquial) money, one's income, one's assets
    Synonyms: të holla, para
  4. (archaic) a sum amounting to 500 groshë
  5. (anatomy) sac, bag (containing liquid)
    Synonym: fshikëz
  6. washcloth, flannel
    Synonym: shparcë

Derived terms
  • qeselidhur
  • qeselidhur
  • qeseshpuar
  • qeskë

References
  • “qés/e,~ja”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 1600b
  • Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “qese”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 376
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “qes-e”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 415b
  • Jungg, G. (1895) “cese”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 17b
  • Meyer, G. (1891) “ḱesé”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 224
  • Rossi, F. (1875) “cèss”, in Vocabolario della lingua epirotica–italiana (in Italian), page 135ab
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