copëlan

Albanian

Etymology

From copë (“piece”) +‎ -ël +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sɔpəˈlan/

Adjective

copëlan (feminine copëlane)

  1. dressed in rags
    Synonyms: i leckosur, zhelan, rreckaman, copatar, coparak, leckaman
  2. (figuratively) poor
    Synonyms: i varfër, varfanjak

Noun

copëlan m (plural copëlanë, definite copëlani, definite plural copëlanët); feminine equivalent copëlane

  1. person dressed in rags
    Synonyms: rreckaman, coparak, leckaman
  2. (figuratively) poor person
    Synonym: varfanjak

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • “copëlan”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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