pupëz

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From pupë +‎ -zë.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpupəz/
  • Rhymes: -upəz

Noun

pupëz f (plural pupëza)

  1. hoopoe (Upupa epops)
    Synonyms: pupë, gërthiulë
    pupëza afrikane ― African hoopoe (Upupa africana)
  2. crested lark (Galerida cristata)
    Synonyms: çafkëlore, laureshë
  3. (dialectal, Elbasan) lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
    Synonym: piskë
  4. crest (of a bird)
    Synonym: xhufkë
  5. tassel, tuft
    Synonyms: xhufkë, pupë
  6. flower bud
    Synonyms: gonxhe, bulë

Derived terms
  • pupëzoj

Descendants
  • →? Romanian: pupăză

References
  • “púpëz,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 1574b
  • Lloshi, Xhevat (2010) “pupëza”, in Fjalor i emrave të bimëve dhe të kafshëve shqip–latinisht dhe latinisht–shqip (in Albanian), Skopje, Pristina, Tirana: Logos-A, →ISBN, page 272a
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “pupëz”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 409a
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