Contionary:čakňa

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Knašta

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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 *tʃʷakʰ (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 dos sé pysťo.
    He is the chairman of the country.


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