karkanxholl

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Albanian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish قره قونجلوس (kara koncolos, black bogey, black werewolf); Kosovar Gheg Albanian kallukanxhë is from Greek καλλικάντσαρος (kallikántsaros), also from Turkish.

Noun[edit]

karkanxholl m (definite karkanxholli)

  1. elf with magic powers and wearing a chain mail shirt