çalaman

Albanian

Etymology

From i çalë (“lame”) +‎ -a- +‎ -man.[1]

Adjective

çalaman (feminine çalamane) (derogatory)

  1. lame, crippled, gimpy
    Synonyms: i çalë, i shqepët, kurukuc, çalosh
  2. flawed, faulty
    Synonym: i çalë

Noun

çalaman m (derogatory)

  1. limper, cripple
    Synonym: sakat

References

  1. ^ Newmark, L., Hubbard, P., Prifti, P. (1982) Standard Albanian: a reference grammar for students, Stanford University Press, →ISBN, § 3.4.1 D, page 173

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
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