kaç

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tъkačь, compare Bulgarian тъкач (tǎkač).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kat͡ʃ]

Noun

kaç m (indefinite plural keçër, definite singular kaçi, definite plural keçërit)

  1. weaver

Synonyms
  • endës

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “kaç”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 161

Turkish

Etymology 1

Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰴𐰲‎ (kaç, “[interrogative adjective]”), from 𐰴*‎ (*ka-, “[interrogative prefix]”). Possibly related to hani (“which”).

Determiner

kaç

  1. how many
    kaç yaşındasın? ― How many years old are you?
Usage notes
  • The noun following kaç is usually in the singular.

Etymology 2

Verb

kaç

  1. second-person singular imperative of kaçmak
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