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Borrowed from Korstek ''čakňa'', which is a calque of the English ''chairman'': čak (chair) + ňa (man). However, unlike in English, it is gender neutral.
Borrowed from Korstek ''čakňa'', which is a calque of the English ''chairman'': čak (chair) + ňa (man). However, unlike in English, it is gender neutral.


Čak is from the Proto-Indo-Korinthic ''*tʃʷakʰ'' (stone, a place to sit).
Čak is from the Proto-Indo-Korinthic ''*tšʷakʰ'' (stone, a place to sit).


Ňa is from the Proto-Indo-Korinthic ''*níā'' (man), from root ''*ní'' (having to do with people).
Ňa is from the Proto-Indo-Korinthic ''*níā'' (man), from root ''*ní'' (having to do with people).
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# chairman, chairwoman, chairperson
# chairman, chairwoman, chairperson
#:''Íl ǰis sé '''čakňa''' dos sé pysťo.''
#:''Íl ǰis sé '''čakňa''' pysťo-ins.''
#:: ''He is the chairman of the country.''
#:: ''He is the chairman of the country.''



Latest revision as of 19:29, 11 July 2022

Knašta

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Korstek čakňa, which is a calque of the English chairman: čak (chair) + ňa (man). However, unlike in English, it is gender neutral.

Čak is from the Proto-Indo-Korinthic *tšʷakʰ (stone, a place to sit).

Ňa is from the Proto-Indo-Korinthic *níā (man), from root *ní (having to do with people).

Pronunciation

(Knašta) IPA: /tʃækɲa/

Noun

čakňa

  1. chairman, chairwoman, chairperson
    Íl ǰis sé čakňa pysťo-ins.
    He is the chairman of the country.


Inflection

Usage notes

Synonyms

Derived terms

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