Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish قره قونجلوس (kara koncolos, black bogey, black werewolf); Kosovar Gheg Albanian kallukanxhë is from Greek καλλικάντσαρος (kallikántsaros), also from Turkish.

Noun

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karkanxholl m (definite karkanxholli)

  1. elf with magic powers and wearing a chain mail shirt