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

Adjective

xhuxh (feminine xhuxhe)

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

Derived terms
  • planet xhuxh
  • xhuxhumak

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