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Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek κέφαλος (kéfalos).
Pronunciation
Noun
qefull m (plural qefuj)
- mullet (Mugilidae, esp. Mugil cephalus)
Derived terms
Adjective
qefull
- (figurative) tall, slim and graceful
- Hyponyms: i gjatë; i hollë; i hijshëm
Adverb
qefull
- (figurative) fit as a fiddle, hale and hearty
- Hypernym: i shëndoshë
References
- “qéfu/ll,~lli”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe (in Albanian), 1980, page 1591a
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “qéfull”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 412b
- Meyer, G. (1891) “ḱefɛł”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 221