dembel

Albanian

Alternative forms

(Gheg) demel [demɛl] ^[1]

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تنبل (tembel, dembel), from Persian (tanbal).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɛmˈbɛl/

Adjective

dembel (feminine dembele, masculine plural dembelë, feminine plural dembele)

lazy

See also

References

^ Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 22 : demel, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Sckoder

Further reading

Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “dembel”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 127

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