gabonjë
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From dialectal gabë + -onjë (feminine), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Albanian *gabā, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *kobuǵo- (compare English hawk, Latin capys (“bird of prey”), Russian ко́бчик (kóbčik, “red-footed falcon”)).
Noun
gabonjë f (plural gabonja, definite gabonja)
- griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
- (archaic) eagle
Synonyms
- shkabë
- (vulture): gjyp, coftinar kokëbardhë
- (eagle): shqiponjë, shqipe