anadollak
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Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Anadolli (“Anatolia”) + -ak.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
anadollak m (plural anadollakë, definite anadollaku, definite plural anadollakët)
- (historical) Anatolian; Turkish inhabitant of Asia Minor during Ottoman rule
- (figurative, derogatory) person with a backwards mentality; uncouth, hillbilly, rude
Adjective[edit]
anadollak (feminine anadollake)
- (same as the noun equivalents)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “anadollak”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1] (in Albanian), 1980
- “anadollak”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “anadollak”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 6