hallakat
Albanian
Alternative forms
- allakat
Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian alakati (“to clamor or voice astonishment loudly, especially by referring to Allah, to rush”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /haɫaˈkat/
Verb
hallakat m (indefinite plural hallakata, definite singular hallakatur)
- I scatter, disperse
- I undo, destroy
- (transitive) I waste someone's time
- (chiefly Gheg) I investigate, explore
Derived terms
- hallakatem, hallakatje
References
- Topalli, Kolec (2017), “hallakat”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 612-613
- Omari, Anila (2012), “hallakat”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 153-154