zhele

Albanian

Alternative forms

• zhelë, xhelë — dialectal

Etymology

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For semantics compare Greek τσόλι (tsóli).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒele/
• Rhymes: -ele

Noun

zhele f (plural zhele)

1. rag, tatter, shred of cloth

   Synonyms: leckë, rreckë

2. (figurative, derogatory) worthless man, maggot, loser

   Synonym: leckë

Adjective

zhele needs inflection

1. tattered, raggedy, torn

   Synonyms: i grisur, i zheluar, i leckët, lafarak

Derived terms

• zhelaman
• zhelan
• zhele-zhele
• zhelemadh
• zhelemel
• zhelendyrë
• zhelinë
• zheloj
• zhelugë

 

Further reading

• “zhele”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 2262
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “zhel- […] -e”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 587