xamerlí

Catalan

Etymology

From siberlí, an alteration of sibil·lí (“sibylline”), in reference to the bird's sharp cry (The Song of the Sibyl being a popular performance piece in the mediaeval Catalan Countries).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ʃə.mərˈli]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [t͡ʃa.meɾˈli]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [t͡ʃa.merˈli]

Noun

xamerlí m (plural xamerlins)

1. stone-curlew

   Synonym: torlit

Further reading

• “xamerlí”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007