kalama

Albanian

Alternative forms

kalamâ, kalaman

Etymology

Formation from prefix kala- plus -man, derivative of maj "to fatten, to feed".^[1] Topalli argues for a loan from Bulgarian калимана (kalimana, “godmother”), with a semantic shift godmother > godchild > child.^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kalaˈma]

Noun

kalama m (plural kalamaj, definite kalamani, definite plural kalamajtë)

child
childish person

Synonyms

Derived terms

kalamanllëk

Related terms

References

^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kalama”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 694
^ Topalli, K. (2017) “kalama”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 165

[1] Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kalama”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 694

[2] Topalli, K. (2017) “kalama”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 165

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