leckaman

Albanian

Etymology

From leckë (“rag”) +‎ -a- +‎ -man.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛt͡skaˈman/

Adjective

leckaman (feminine leckamane)

1. dressed in rags

   Synonyms: i leckosur, zhelan, rreckaman, copatar, coparak, copëlan, culan, crulak, çaklaman, çakraman

2. (figuratively) poor

   Synonyms: i varfër, varfanjak

Noun

leckaman m (plural leckamanë, definite leckamani, definite plural leckamanët, female equivalent leckamane)

1. person dressed in rags

   Synonyms: rreckaman, coparak, çaklaman, çakraman

2. (figuratively) poor person

   Synonym: varfanjak

Further reading

• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980