qift

Albanian

Etymology

Shortening of *qiftër, from Byzantine Greek ξιφτέρι, ἐξιφτέριν (xiphtéri, exiphtérin), from Latin accipiter (“hawk”).

Noun

qift m (plural qifte, definite qifti, definite plural qiftet)

1. kite (Milvus)

Synonyms

• kaçubet

Hyponyms

• qift i kuqrremtë (“red kite”) (Milvus milvus)
• qift zeshkan (“black kite”) (Milvus migrans)