vurkollak

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *vьlkolakъ (werewolf, vampire).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vuɾkoˈɫak/

Noun

vurkollak m (plural vurkollakë, definite vurkollaku, definite plural vurkollakët)

  1. (mythology) revenant, vampire, zombie, ghost
    Synonyms: lugat, kukudh, vampir

Declension

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “vurkollak”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 517
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