buall

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • buell (Gheg)

Etymology

Formally identical with Thracian βóλινθος (vólinthos, bull),[1] from a Proto-Albanian *bōlna. Phonetically, a borrowing from Byzantine Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos);[2] (compare Latin būbalus, both from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos)), is also possible.

Noun

buall m (plural buaj, definite bualli, definite plural buajt)

  1. buffalo
  2. (figurative, derogatory) big oaf
  3. stag beetle
    Synonym: kacadre

Derived terms

  • buallicë

References

  1. Çabej, E. 1976a. Studime Gjuhësore II, Studime Etimologjike në Fushë të Shqipes, A-O. Prishtinë: Rilindja, p.339-340
  2. Bonnet, Guillaume (1999) Les mots latins de l’albanais (Sémantiques) (in French), Paris: L’Harmattan, →ISBN, page 92
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