zhele

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • zhelë, xhelë — dialectal

Etymology

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For semantics compare Greek τσόλι (tsóli).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʒele/
  • Rhymes: -ele

Noun

zhele f (plural zhele)

  1. rag, tatter, shred of cloth
    Synonyms: leckë, rreckë
  2. (figurative, derogatory) worthless man, maggot, loser
    Synonym: leckë

Adjective

zhele needs inflection

  1. tattered, raggedy, torn
    Synonyms: i grisur, i zheluar, i leckët, lafarak

Derived terms
  • zhelaman
  • zhelan
  • zhele-zhele
  • zhelemadh
  • zhelemel
  • zhelendyrë
  • zhelinë
  • zheloj
  • zhelugë

Further reading
  • “zhele”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 2262
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “zhel- […] -e”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 587
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