kaliqafë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From kali- (expressive prefix) +‎ qafë (“neck”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaliˈqafə/
  • Rhymes: -afə
  • Hyphenation: ka‧li‧qá‧fë

Adverb

kaliqafë

  1. pickaback, astride
    Synonyms: kaliboç, kalakiç

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “kaliqafë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “kalapesh […] kalaqafë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 175
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