gjoks

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish گوگس‎ (göks).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɟɔks]

Noun

gjoks m

  1. chest
  2. breast, breasts
  3. thorax

References
  1. Bufli, Gjorgji; Luciano, Rocchi (2021), “gjoks”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 174
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