hajnisht

Albanian

Etymology

From hajn (“robber, thief”) +‎ -isht (adverb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hajˈniʃt/

Adverb

hajnisht

  1. thievingly, stealthily, cunningly
    Synonyms: hajdutërisht, kusarisht

References
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “hajnisht”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 152
  • “hajnisht”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
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