karkanxholl
Albanian
Alternative forms
- kallukanxhë (Kosovo)
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قره قونجلوس (kara koncolos, “black bogey, black werewolf”); Kosovar Gheg Albanian kallukanxhë is from Greek καλλικάντσαρος (kallikántsaros), also from Turkish.
Noun
karkanxholl m (definite singular karkanxholli)
- elf with magic powers and wearing a chain mail shirt