qese

See also: qeşe

Albanian

Alternative forms

• qesë — archaic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كیسه (kise, kese).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcese/, (archaic) /ceˈse/
• Rhymes: -ese, -e

Noun

qese f (plural qese, definite qesja, definite plural qeset)

1. bag, pouch
2. purse, wallet (for money)

   Synonym: kuletë

3. (figurative, colloquial) money, one's income, one's assets

   Synonyms: të holla, para

4. (archaic) a sum amounting to 500 groshë
5. (anatomy) sac, bag (containing liquid)

   Synonym: fshikëz

6. washcloth, flannel

   Synonym: shparcë

Derived terms

• qeselidhur
• qeselidhur
• qeseshpuar
• qeskë

 

References

• “qés/e,~ja”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 1600b
• Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “qese”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 376
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “qes-e”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 415b
• Jungg, G. (1895) “cese”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 17b
• Meyer, G. (1891) “ḱesé”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 224
• Rossi, F. (1875) “cèss”, in Vocabolario della lingua epirotica–italiana (in Italian), page 135ab