sylesh

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • syleshtë

Etymology

From sy (“eye”) +‎ lesh (“wool”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /syˈleʃ/

Adjective

sylesh (feminine syleshe)

  1. credulous, gullible
    Synonyms: totolesh, leshko
    Antonym: syhapur

Noun

sylesh m or f (plural syleshi, definite syleshja, definite plural syleshët)

  1. dupe, gull (guillible person)

Further reading

  • “sylesh”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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