kureshtar

Albanian

Etymology

From kureshtë (“curiosity”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aɾ

Adjective

kureshtar (feminine kureshtare, masculine plural kureshtarë, feminine plural kureshtare)

  1. curious, inquisitive
    Synonym: kurioz (uncommon)
  2. (derogatory) snoopy, nosy

Noun

kureshtar m (plural kureshtarë, definite kureshtari, definite plural kureshtarët)

  1. curious person
  2. (derogatory) snooper, busybody

References

  • “kureshtár,~e”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 923b
  • “kureshtár,~i”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[2], 1980, page 923b
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “kuresht […] -ar”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 229a
  • Çabej, E. (1976–2014) “kureshtí”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), Tirana, page 177b
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