lugat

Acehnese

Noun

lugat

  1. dialect

Albanian

Etymology

From dialectal luvgat, ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic *ljubъk- (“amiable, charming”) + suffix -at, used as an apotropaic euphemism, from *ljubiti (“to love”). Compare Serbo-Croatian ljubak.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [luˈɡat]

Noun

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

  1. (mythology) a spiteful person who rises from the grave after death and terrorizes people, zombie.
  2. (figuratively) a very ugly or spiteful person

References
  1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “lugat”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 904
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