busull

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bussola ~ Venetian bùssoła. Doublet of pusullë.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbusuɫ/
  • Rhymes: -usuɫ

Noun

busull f (plural busulla)

  1. compass (for navigation)
    Synonym: kompas
  2. (figurative) guide, leader
    Synonyms: udhërrëfyes, drejtues

References
  • “busull,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 202b
  • Dashi, B. (2013) “bussola”, in Italianismi nella lingua albanese (in Italian), Edizioni Nuova Cultura, →ISBN, page 105
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “búsullë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 44a
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