karafil

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • karajfil (Gheg)
  • karafjil, karafile (Tosk)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قرنفل (karanfil),[1] from Arabic قَرَنْفُل (qaranful).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaɾaˈfil/

Noun

karafil m (plural karafilë, definite karafili)

  1. (botany) carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
  2. (botany) clove (Syzygium aromaticum)

References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “karafil”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 721
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