kaliboç

Albanian

Etymology

Compound of expressive prefix kali- +‎ boçë.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaliˈboç/
  • Rhymes: -ot͡ʃ
  • Hyphenation: ka‧li‧bóç

Adverb

kaliboç

  1. (originally Gheg) pickaback, astride
    Synonyms: kaliqafë, kalakiç

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kaliboç”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 166

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “kaliboç”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “kaliboç”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 176
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