xhuxh

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • xhyxhe — rare

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish جوجه (cüce),[1] altered either by contamination with xhuxhmaxhuxh (“dwarf”)[1] or because it was loaned through Macedonian џуџе (džudže).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒud͡ʒ/
  • Rhymes: -ud͡ʒ

Noun

xhuxh m (plural xhuxhë); feminine equivalent xhuxhe

  1. (folklore) dwarf, gnome
  2. short-legged person, midget, shorty
    Synonym: shkurtabiq

Declension

Declension of xhuxh
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative xhuxh xhuxhi xhuxhë xhuxhët
accusative xhuxhin
dative xhuxhi xhuxhit xhuxhëve xhuxhëve
ablative xhuxhësh

Adjective

xhuxh (feminine xhuxhe)

  1. short (of height), short-legged
    Synonym: shkurtabiq

Derived terms

  • planet xhuxh
  • xhuxhumak

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “xhuxh”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, pages 515–516

Further reading

  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 2202
  • Topalli, Kolec (2017) “xhuxh”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1606
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