karficë
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Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Greek καρφίτσα (karfítsa).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
karficë f (plural karfica)
- pin; brooch
- Synonym: gjilpërë
- karficë për flokët ― hairpin
- karficë kravate ― tiepin
- pin (for sewing)
- Synonym: gjilpërë
- (dialectal) locket
- Synonym: medaljon
- (dialectal) spit
- Synonym: hell
References[edit]
- “karfíc/ë,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 791ab
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “karficë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 186a