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bajra'k I§ nm 1 banner 2 clan group, tribe 3 (Hist) territorial unit created by the Ottomans as a military (and later administrative) entity 4 (Ethnog) red banner adorned with flowers and tassels and carried by the wedding party on their way to deliver the bride to the groom 5 [Fig] handsome person with erect bearing; one who stands out above the rest II§ adj tall and handsome • ësh·të me bajrak [Pejor] to have a bad reputation, be notorious bajra'k|as adv like a banner • lua·n bajrakas to play a game in which players hit with sticks another stick set in the ground like a flag bajrak|ta'r nm 1 [Old] standard bearer 2 chief of the bajrak: chieftain; administrator of the patriarchal laws of the bajrak 3 [Pejor] one who behaves with arrogant cruelty, martinet, dictator; boss who uses old-fashioned, authoritarian methods 4 member of the wedding party who carries the wedding banner; best man at a wedding