shkurtabiq

Albanian

Alternative forms

• shkurtabik — archaic

Etymology

From i shkurtër (“short”). For -abiq compare tartabiq (“bedbug”).

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ic

Adjective

shkurtabiq (feminine shkurtabiqe)

1. (derogatory) very short, dwarfish, stunted

   Synonyms: xhuxh, xhuxhmaxhuxh, lëmshuk, i shkurtër

Noun

shkurtabiq m (plural shkurtabiqë); feminine equivalent shkurtabiqe

1. (derogatory) midget, dwarf

   Synonyms: xhuxh, xhuxhmaxhuxh, lëmshuk

References

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980, page 1878a
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “shkurt-abik”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 486