makth

Albanian

Etymology 1

Diminutive of mak ‘opium poppy’.

Alternative forms

  • mokth, mâkth (Gheg)

Noun

makth m (indefinite plural makthe, definite singular makthi)

  1. sweet clover, melilot (Melilotus)
  2. St John's wort (Hypericum perforatum)

Etymology 2

From variant mangth, diminutive of mang (“animal young, cub”).

Alternative forms

  • mangth, mekth

Noun

makth m (indefinite plural maktha, definite singular makthi)

  1. leveret, young rabbit
Synonyms
  • lepurush

Etymology 3

Diminutive of makë (“scum”).

Noun

makth m

  1. placenta; afterbirth
Synonyms
  • makrosë

Etymology 4

From variant mankth, from intensive prefix më- + ankth. More at ankth.

Alternative forms

  • mankth, mangth

Noun

makth m (definite singular makthi)

  1. (folklore) bogeyman who comes at night to steal a person's spirit
  2. (colloquial) nightmare
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