qyrlek

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

A variant of qyrylyk (“sandpiper”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /cyɾˈlek/
  • Rhymes: -ek

Noun

qyrlek m (plural qyrlekë, definite qyrleku, definite plural qyrlekët)

  1. wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
    Synonym: kllinzë

References
  • “qyrlék,~u”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 1623b
  • Dhora, Dhimitër (2008) Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë latinisht–shqip–anglisht (in Albanian), →ISBN, page 134
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