këllëç

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Turkish kılıç (“sword”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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këllëç m (plural këllëçe, definite këllëçi, definite plural këllëçet)

  1. double-edged sword
    Gjithmonë mbante këllëçin me vete.
    He/she always kept his/her sword with him/her.
  2. (figurative) tyranny
    Nën këllëçin e sunduesit.
    Under the tyranny of the conqueror.

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “këllëç”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 743
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