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plak

Pronunciation: [ˈplak]

“plak” is an Albanian word. Its 15 meanings in English:

noun

  1. old man, elder
  2. paterfamilias, head of household, father
  3. village elder or chief, who settled disputes and dealt with the community's affairs
  4. scarecrow
  5. mandrake (Mandragora)
  6. king, chieftain
  7. king

adjective

  1. old, elderly
  2. aged, old (of plants)
  3. withered, shriveled, gone bad (of vegetables)
  4. wise, sage, experienced

verb

  1. to make old, make age
  2. to spend, pass (time)
  3. to be late, make wait
  4. See plakem.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *pelH-ko-s, a formation *pelH- (“gray”) + *-kos. Closely akin to Lithuanian pi̇̀lkas (“grey”), which reflects *pl̥H-ko-s.

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