karkanxholl

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • kallukanxhë (Kosovo)

Etymology

From Turkish karakoncolos ‘black bogey, black werewolf’; Kosovar kallukanxhë is from Greek καλλικάντσαρος (kallikántsaros), also from Turkish.

Noun

karkanxholl m (definite singular karkanxholli)

  1. (mythology) werewolf

Synonyms

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