kalama
Albanian
Alternative forms
- kalamâ, kalaman
Etymology
Possibly from Bulgarian калимана (kalimana, “godmother”), with a semantic shift godmother > godchild > child.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kalaˈma]
Noun
kalama m (indefinite plural kalamaj, definite singular kalamani, definite plural kalamajtë)
Derived terms
- kalamanllëk
References
- Topalli, Kolec (2017), “kalama”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 694
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