qyrylyk

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كوروكلو (körüklü, literally “with bellows”), compare dialectal Turkish körüklü (“tropicbird”). Most likely reinforced by its onomatopoeic nature.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /cyɾyˈlyk/
  • Rhymes: -yk

Noun

qyrylyk m

  1. redshank, greenshank, sandpiper (Tringa or Actitis)
    qurylyku sqepkuq ― common redshank (Tringa totanus)
    qyrylyku këmbëqirizë ― common redshank (Tringa totanus)
    qyrylyku i madh ― common greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
    qyrylyku i murrmë ― spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus)
    qyrylyku i pellgjeve ― marsh sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
    qyrylyku i vogël ― common sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
    qyrylyku i zallit ― wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
    qyrylyku këmbëpërkimë ― green sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)

See also

References
  • Dhora, Dhimitër (2008) Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë latinisht–shqip–anglisht (in Albanian), →ISBN, pages 9, 134f.
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