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)

  1. sparrow
  2. (figuratively) reckless person

Synonyms
  • trumcak

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “harabel”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 142
  2. Omari, Anila (2012), “harabel”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 154
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