nallban

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish nalbant.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /naɫˈban/

Noun

nallban m (indefinite plural nallbanë, definite singular nallbani, definite plural nallbanët)

  1. ferrier
  2. (pejorative) somebody who is incompetent at their job

Synonyms
  • mbathtar

References
  1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “nallban”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1029
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