kaçurrel

Albanian

Etymology

Orel suggests a derivation from Proto-Slavic *kočura (“hummock”), which is otherwise unattested in South Slavic and poses semantic problems.^[1] Topalli argued an internal formation from çurrel (“thin stream of water”).^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kat͡ʃuˈrɛl/

Adjective

kaçurrel (feminine kaçurrele)

curly

Derived terms

kaçurrela

References

^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “kaçurrel”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 163
^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “kaçurrel”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 686

[1] Orel, Vladimir (1998), “kaçurrel”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 163

[2] Topalli, Kolec (2017), “kaçurrel”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 686

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