arixhi
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Albanian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ari (“bear”) + -xhi, since in circuses usually people of Roma background would be bear tamers. Compare Romanian ursar, Greek αρκουδιάρης (arkoudiáris), Bulgarian мечка́р (mečkár), also commonly used to refer to Gypsies.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
arixhi m (plural arixhinj, definite arhixhiu, definite plural arixhinjtë)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “arixhí,~u”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language][1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 49a
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “arixhí”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 11a