jahni

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • jani — misspelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یخنی (yahni).[1][2][3]

Noun

jahni f (definite jahnia)

  1. yakhni, a broth with pieces of stewed meat and onions

Adjective

jahni

  1. (cooking) prepared in such way
    fasule jahni ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    presh jahni ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

References
  1. Çabej, E. (1996) Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes IV: Dh–J, Tirana, page 397
  2. Topalli, K. (2017) “jahni”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 666
  3. Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “jahni”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 220

Further reading
  • “jahni”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
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