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Albanian
Etymology
From kureshtë (“curiosity”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
Adjective
kureshtar (feminine kureshtare, masculine plural kureshtarë, feminine plural kureshtare)
- curious, inquisitive
- Synonym: kurioz (uncommon)
- (derogatory) snoopy, nosy
Noun
kureshtar m (plural kureshtarë, definite kureshtari, definite plural kureshtarët)
- curious person
- (derogatory) snooper, busybody
References
- “kureshtár,~e”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980, page 923b
- “kureshtár,~i”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language] (in Albanian), 1980, page 923b
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “kuresht […] -ar”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 229a
- Çabej, E. (1976–2014) “kureshtí”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), Tirana, page 177b