pojatë
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Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Proto-Slavic *polata (“palace, porch”). The shepharding term was borrowed to Romanian poiată.[1]
Noun
[edit]pojatë f (plural pojata, definite pojata, definite plural pojatat)
- shack, cabin
- (Kosovo) cattle pen
- porch, entrance hall, foyer
- Synonyms: verandë (nonstandard), treme, hajat, postre
References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pojatë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 337
Further reading
[edit]- Mann, S. E. (1948) “pojatë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 394