shuplakë

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • shëplakë
  • shplakë

Etymology

Unclear. Possibly a prefixed derivative of Italian placca (“plate, plaque”) in sh-.[1] Another possibility is a borrowing from a South Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *šuplь (“howllow”); compare Serbo-Croatian šupalj.[2] Dizdari suggests a borrowing from Turkish şaplak, of onomatopoeic origin.[3] Based on Meyer, Orel suggests a borrowing from Serbo-Croatian šupljača.[4]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃupˈlaːk/

Noun

shuplakë f (indefinite plural shuplaka, definite singular shuplaka, definite plural shuplakat)

  1. slap
  2. palm
  3. measure across the four fingers of one hand, hand width
  4. punishment inflicted by mountain spirits on a person who happens to interrupt their dancing or eating

Synonyms

References
  1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “shuplakë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1435-1436
  2. Meyer, Gustav (1891), “shuplakë”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, page 486
  3. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “shuplakë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1435-1436
  4. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 446
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