Wiktionary

frikaman

Albanian edit

Etymology edit

From frikë (“fear”) +‎ -a- +‎ -man.[1][2]

Adjective edit

frikaman (feminine frikamane) (derogatory)

  1. cowardly, gutless
    Synonym: frikacak

Noun edit

frikaman m (derogatory)

  1. coward, chicken
    Synonym: frikacak

References edit

  1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “frikε”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 111
  2. ^ Newmark, L., Hubbard, P., Prifti, P. (1982) Standard Albanian: a reference grammar for students, Stanford University Press, →ISBN, § 3.4.1 D, page 173

Further reading edit

  • “frikaman”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
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