kalama

Albanian

Alternative forms

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 (indefinite plural kalamaj, definite singular kalamani, definite plural kalamajtë)

  1. child
  2. childish person

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • kalamanllëk

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