grikëll

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Albanian

Etymology

Ultimately onomatopoeic, compare Italian gricciolo (linnet), gravolo (bee-eater), Latin grāculus (jackdaw).

Pronunciation

Noun

grikëll f (plural griklla)

  1. 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