frikaman

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From frikë (“fear”) +‎ -a- +‎ -man.[1][2]

Adjective[edit]

frikaman (feminine frikamane) (derogatory)

  1. cowardly, gutless
    Synonym: frikacak

Noun[edit]

frikaman m (derogatory)

  1. coward, chicken
    Synonym: frikacak

References[edit]

  1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “frikε”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 111
  2. ^ Newmark, L., Hubbard, P., Prifti, P. (1982) Standard Albanian: a reference grammar for students, Stanford University Press, →ISBN, § 3.4.1 D, page 173

Further reading[edit]

  • “frikaman”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=frikaman&oldid=76411987"