çifteli

== Albanian == === Alternative forms === qifteli, qyfteli — Gheg === Etymology === From çift (“pair”) and tel (“string”), meaning "two stringed". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /t͡ʃiftɛli/ === Noun === çiftelí f (plural çiftelí, definite çiftelía, definite plural çiftelítë) çifteli (plucked string instrument, with only two strings, played mainly by the Gheg people of northern and central Albania and Kosovo) (figurative) madman, wildman; a grumpy, angry, bitter, rebellious, wild one/person Synonyms: hidhnak, zemërak Ç'farë çifteli! ― What a madman! ==== Declension ==== === Adjective === çiftelí (feminine f) double, dual, twofold, binary, binate, coupled, paired, mated (figurative) mad, grumpy, angry, bitter, rebellious, wild Synonyms: hidhnak, zemërak një burrë çifteli ― a grumpy man një grua çiftelie ― a grumpy woman