bandill

Albanian

Alternative forms

• bandidh

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan bandido.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /banˈdiɫ/
• Rhymes: -iɫ

Noun

bandill m (plural bandillë, definite bandilli, definite plural bandillët)

1. handsome young boy
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3. (derogatory) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

References

• “bandíll,~i”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 94a
• Jorgaqi, Kristina (1995) “Italianizma të shqipës standarde si ballkanizma”, in Studime Filologjike, numbers 1–4, Instituti i Gjuhësisë dhe Letërsisë, page 70
• Newmark, L. (1999) “bandill”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎^[2]
• Topalli, Kolec (2003) Fërkimorët dhe afrikatet e gjuhës shqipe, page 186