kakërdhi
Albanian
Alternative forms
- kokërrdhi
Etymology
From dialectal Gheg kokërrdhi influenced by kakë (“feces”), a blend of kokërr (“granule, bead”) + dhi (“goat”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kakəɾˈði]
Noun
kakërdhi f (indefinite plural kakërdhi, definite singular kakërdhia, definite plural kakërdhitë)
- goat, sheep or mouse feces, which has a round shape
- (figuratively) a short and ugly person or child
Synonyms
- bajgë
Related terms
- mut
- kokërr
- kakë
- pleh
References
- Topalli, Kolec (2017), “kakërdhi”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 692