harabel
Albanian
Alternative forms
- rabeckë
Etymology
From a Proto-Slavic *vorbьlь (“sparrow”), unattested in South Slavic where only *vorbьcь is found (Serbo-Croatian vrabec).[1] Compare Polish wrobel and dialectal Slovenian vrabeľ.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [haɾaˈbɛl]
Noun
harabel m (indefinite plural harabela, definite singular harabeli, definite plural harabelat)
- sparrow
- (figuratively) reckless person
Synonyms
- trumcak
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “harabel”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 142
- Omari, Anila (2012), “harabel”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 154