cafulloj

Albanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic formation, similar to its synonyms hamullit and ulát: the dog barks, caf-caf, while following the game.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡safuˈɫɔj/

Verb

cafullón (aorist cafulloi, participle cafulluar)

  1. (intransitive) to yelp
    Synonyms: hamullit, ulát, çafkëllij

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “cafullon”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 4

Further reading

  • cafulloj”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Newmark, Leonard (1999), “cafulloj”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary