zhele
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Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
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For semantics compare Greek τσόλι (tsóli).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]zhele f (plural zhele)
- rag, tatter, shred of cloth
- (figurative, derogatory) worthless man, maggot, loser
- Synonym: leckë
Adjective
[edit]zhele needs inflection
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “zhele”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 2262
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “zhel- […] -e”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 587