gjoks

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • gjyks (Gheg)

Etymology

Unclear, either from Proto-Indo-European *glakt (milk), from gji or from a substrate language related to Latin lac, Old Armenian կաթն (katʿn) and Ancient Greek γάλα (gála). Or from Turkish göğüs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɟɔks]

Noun

gjoks m

  1. chest
  2. breast, breasts
  3. thorax
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