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#:''Íl ǰis sé '''čakňa''' | #:''Íl ǰis sé '''čakňa''' pysťo-ins.'' | ||
#:: ''He is the chairman of the country.'' | #:: ''He is the chairman of the country.'' | ||
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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
- chairman, chairwoman, chairperson
- Íl ǰis sé čakňa pysťo-ins.
- He is the chairman of the country.
- Íl ǰis sé čakňa pysťo-ins.