kukuvajkë

Albanian

Etymology

From the combination of kuku +‎ vaj +‎ -kë, meaning something that mourns referring to the owl's cry. Of onomatopoeic origin, see neighbouring Greek κουκουβάγια (koukouvágia).

Noun

kukuvajkë f (plural kukuvajka, definite kukuvajka, definite plural kukuvajkat)

1. (zoology) owl

Declension

Declension of kukuvajkë

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kukuvajkë	kukuvajka	kukuvajka	kukuvajkat
accusative		kukuvajkën
dative	kukuvajke	kukuvajkës	kukuvajkave	kukuvajkave
ablative			kukuvajkash

Synonyms

• buf
• hut

Further reading

• “kukuvajkë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980