kurrillë

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • kurrilë, krrilë, krillë, korrilë, kojrrilë

Etymology

From Gothic *𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌻𐌰 (*kranila), diminutive variant of Proto-Germanic *kran-, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).

Noun

kurrillë f (plural kurrilla, definite kurrilla)

  1. crane (Grus grus)
    Synonym: tojë

Further reading
  • “kurrillë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • “kurrillë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980
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