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Albanian
Etymology
Ultimately onomatopoeic, compare Italian gricciolo (“linnet”), gravolo (“bee-eater”), Latin grāculus (“jackdaw”).
Pronunciation
Noun
grikëll f (plural griklla)
- 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