lugat

Acehnese

Noun

lugat

  1. dialect

Albanian

Etymology

According to Orel, from luvgat, from Vulgar Latin *lupus peccatus, with difficult semantics.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [luˈɡat]

Noun

lugat m (plural lugetër, definite lugati, definite plural lugetërit)

  1. (mythology) a spiteful person who rises from the grave after death and terrorizes people, zombie.
    Synonyms: kukudh, vampir, vurkollak
  2. (figurative) a very ugly or spiteful person

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir. (1998). Albanian Etymological Dictionary.p 235
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