gjysmami

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From gjysmë (“half”) +‎ mi (“mouse”).

Noun

gjysmami m (plural gjysmaminj, definite gjysmamiu, definite plural gjysmaminjtë)

  1. wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cinxami
  2. bat (Chiroptera)
    Synonym: lakuriq nate

References
  • “gjysmamí,~u”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 633a
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “gjysm-ak […] -amí”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 151b
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