kaliqafë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• kalaqafë, kalaqá — southern Gheg

Etymology

From kali- (expressive prefix) +‎ qafë (“neck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaliˈqafə/
• Rhymes: -afə
• Hyphenation: ka‧li‧qá‧fë

Adverb

kaliqafë

1. pickaback, astride

   Synonyms: kaliboç, kalakiç

Further reading

• “kaliqafë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• “kaliqafë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “kalapesh […] kalaqafë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 175