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

Related terms

• bashkë

Further reading

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