shuplakë

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • shëplakë
  • shplakë

Etymology

Unclear. Possibly a prefixed derivative of Italian placca (“plate, plaque”) in sh-.[1] Another possibility is a borrowing from a South Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *šuplь (“howllow”); compare Serbo-Croatian šupalj.[2] Dizdari suggests a borrowing from Turkish şaplak, of onomatopoeic origin.[3] Based on Meyer, Orel suggests a borrowing from Serbo-Croatian šupljača.[4]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃupˈlaːk/

Noun

shuplakë f (plural shuplaka, definite shuplaka, definite plural shuplakat)

  1. slap
  2. palm
  3. measure across the four fingers of one hand, hand width
  4. punishment inflicted by mountain spirits on a person who happens to interrupt their dancing or eating

Synonyms

References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “shuplakë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 1435-1436
  2. Meyer, G. (1891) “shuplakë”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 486
  3. Topalli, K. (2017) “shuplakë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, pages 1435-1436
  4. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “shuplakë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 446
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