çafkëllij

Albanian

Etymology

From çafkë (“heron”), mimicking the cry of the heron.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃafkəˈɫij/

Verb

çafkëllíj (aorist çafkëlliva, participle çafkëllirë)

  1. (intransitive, regional) to yelp
    Synonyms: hamullit, ulát, cafulloj
    qentë çafkëllijnë me zë të hollë ― the dogs yelp with a thin voice

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “çafkë”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 75-76
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