kureshtar

Albanian

Etymology

From kureshtë (“curiosity”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɾ

Adjective

kureshtar (feminine kureshtare, masculine plural kureshtarë, feminine plural kureshtare)

1. curious, inquisitive

   Synonym: kurioz (uncommon)

2. (derogatory) snoopy, nosy

Noun

kureshtar m (plural kureshtarë, definite kureshtari, definite plural kureshtarët)

1. curious person
2. (derogatory) snooper, busybody

References

• “kureshtár,~e”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 923b
• “kureshtár,~i”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[2] (in Albanian), 1980, page 923b
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “kuresht […] -ar”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 229a
• Çabej, E. (1976–2014) “kureshtí”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), Tirana, page 177b