çifligar

Albanian

Etymology

From çiflig (“manor”) +‎ -ar. For sense 2 compare Macedonian чифлигар (čifligar, “farmer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃifliˈɡaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ

Noun

çifligar m (plural çifligarë)

1. (now historical) landlord, lessor
3. (archaic) farmer, tenant, lessee

   Synonym: çifçi

4. (figurative) profiteer, exploiter

   Synonyms: shfrytëzues, shtrydhëtar

Alternative forms

• çiflikar, çifliktar — dialectal

Adjective

çifligar (feminine çifligare)

1. (historical) manorial
2. (figurative) exploitative

   Synonyms: shfrytëzues, shtrydhëtar

References

• “çifligár,~i”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 258b
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “çiflik […] çifligar”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 59b