buzëmadh

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Albanian[edit]

një buzëmadh në Sardenjë ― a boxlip mullet in Sardinia

Etymology[edit]

From buzë (“lip”) +‎ madh (“big”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

buzëmadh (feminine buzëmadhe, masculine plural buzëmëdhenj, feminine plural buzëmëdha)

  1. blubber-lipped, big-lipped
    Synonym: buzaç

Noun[edit]

buzëmadh m needs inflection

  1. (ichthyology) boxlip mullet (Oedalechilus labeo)

References[edit]

  • Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 44: “labrosus — buɛemaξ”
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “buzë […] -madh”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 44b
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “buzëmadh”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary
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