grikëll

Albanian

Etymology

Ultimately onomatopoeic, compare Italian gricciolo (“linnet”), gravolo (“bee-eater”), Latin grāculus (“jackdaw”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɾikəɫ/
  • Rhymes: -ikəɫ

Noun

grikëll f (plural griklla)

  1. bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
    Synonym: bregcë

References
  • “grík/ëll,~lla”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 574a
  • Dhora, Dhimitër (2008) Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë latinisht–shqip–anglisht (in Albanian), →ISBN, page 81
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