karkanxholl

Albanian

Alternative forms

• kallukanxhë — Kosovo
• karkançol, karkanxhol, karkançual

Etymology

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

Noun

karkanxholl m (definite karkanxholli)

1. (mythology) kallikantzaros: goblin with magic powers and wearing a chain mail shirt