gjah

== Albanian == === Etymology === Multiple theories: From Proto-Albanian *jaga, from Proto-Indo-European *yeǵʰo- (compare German jagen (“to hunt”), Tocharian A yoke (“desire”), Sanskrit यहु (yahú, “restless”)). Related to gjuaj. From Proto-Albanian *źakʰa-, from Pre-Proto-Albanian *źahka, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₁-s-ko-, originally relating to the unleashing of dogs. From Proto-Albanian *ʝakʰa-, from Pre-Proto-Albanian *i̯ahka, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₁-s-ko-. Identical to the second etymology, except for the initial sound. In all cases considered related to gjuaj. === Noun === gjah m (definite gjahu) hunting, hunt, chase prey, game (figurative) fugitive ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== gjahtar (“hunter”) gjahtarkë (“huntress”) (Tosk) gjahtor (“hunting dog”) === References === === Further reading === “gjah”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006 FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980 Newmark, Leonard (1999), “gjah”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2], Oxford: Oxford University Press