kukudh

== Albanian == === Alternative forms === kukull, kukuth, kokudh — Tosk === Etymology === Uncertain. Probably from onomatopoeic kuku (“mourn, lament”) as the similar kukuvriq (“male owl”) suggests. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kuˈkuð/ Rhymes: -uð Hyphenation: ku‧kúdh === Noun === kukudh m (plural kukúdhë, definite kukúdhi, definite plural kukúdhët) (mythology) revenant, undead, vampire, zombie, ghost Synonyms: lugat, vurkollak, vampir U ngrit si kukudh ― He rose like a revenant (derogatory) evil man, evil-minded, wicked Synonyms: lig, keq, shpirtkeq U hyri kukudhi në shtëpi ― The evil went into their house (figurative) fear, terror, dread, horror Synonyms: frikë, tmerr I ka hyrë kukudhi ― The terror has gotten into him (archaic, Tosk) plague: blind female demon associated with plague and cholera and thought to have been brought to the lands by Alexander the Great after he raped an Epirote princess who would not return his love. Synonym: murtajë As të ha kukudhi! ― Not even the plague will devour you! (archaic) undead Gypsy ==== Declension ==== === Adjective === kukudh (feminine kukudhe) wretched, miserable, desolated, alone, solitary Synonyms: shkretë, mjerë, vetëm Mbeti kukudh ― He remained a alone === References === === Further reading === FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980 “kukudh”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006 Mann, S. E. (1948), “kukúdh”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 223