binjak

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • (plural) binjëq — Gheg

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from South Slavic, compare Bulgarian близна́к (bliznák, “twin”). Compare also Aromanian biznat (“twin”). Less likely from Latin bigno- (“twin”) suffixed with -ák.

Adjective

binják (feminine binjake)

  1. same, selfsame, identical, double, twofold, duplex, dual, twin (associated with sub-/objects that were born/created at the same time or a pair that derived from the same root)
  2. neighboring, adjacent, adjoining (two adjacent, double parts)
  3. (figurative) similar, alike

Noun

binjak m (plural binjákë, definite binjáku, definite plural binjákët)

  1. twin (either of two people who shared the same uterus, or of two similar or closely related objects)
  2. one/a pair
  3. corn cob (four or five small cobs glued together)
  4. (astrology) Gemini sign

Synonyms
  • dysh, dyshe
  • njësoj, njëjtë, njëjta
  • barabar, barabartë
  • ngjashëm

Antonyms
  • ndryshe

Further reading
  • “binjak”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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