gurgule

Albanian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, compare Greek γουργουρίζω (gourgourízo, to shout, scream).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡuɾɡuˈle/
  • (Macchia, San Cosmo) IPA(key): [ɡuɾɡuˈʎɛː]
  • Rhymes: -e

Noun

gurgule f (plural gurgule, definite gurguleja)

  1. uproar, tumult, hubbub
    Synonyms: rrëmujë, trazirë
  2. loud crowd, mob, rabble
  3. (Macchia) den, lair
    • 1894, Giuseppe De Rada, Caratteri e grammatica della lingua albanese, Corigliano Calabro, page 16:
      [] veer està, vêra l'està, gkurgkuljee covile, gkurgkuljêśi da covili.
      [ [] vēr, vera, gurgulē, gurguleshi]
      [] summer, the summer, lair, from lairs
  4. (San Cosmo) shelter (place where to hide or rest)
    Synonym: kotec
    • a. 1891, Giuseppe Serembe, Vjershë, Milano: Grandi Edizioni, published 1926, page 91:
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      [këndojti gjeli e u sheh ndë gurgulē]
      the rooster sang and hid in a solitary place

See also

References

  • FGJSSH (1980), “gurgule”
  • Meyer (1891), page 135: “gurguľé”
  • Giordano (1963), page 139a: “gurrgulé”
  • Kamsi (2000), page 89b: “gurgulj/e-a”