çifligar

Albanian

Etymology

From çiflig (“manor”) +‎ -ar. For sense 2 compare Macedonian чифлигар (čifligar, “farmer”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃifliˈɡaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ

Noun

çifligar m (plural çifligarë)

  1. (now historical) landlord, lessor
  3. (archaic) farmer, tenant, lessee
    Synonym: çifçi
  4. (figurative) profiteer, exploiter
    Synonyms: shfrytëzues, shtrydhëtar

Alternative forms

  • çiflikar, çifliktar — dialectal

Adjective

çifligar (feminine çifligare)

  1. (historical) manorial
  2. (figurative) exploitative
    Synonyms: shfrytëzues, shtrydhëtar

References

  • “çifligár,~i”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 258b
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “çiflik […] çifligar”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 59b
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