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

i kaçurrel

  1. curly

Derived terms

  • kaçurrela

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (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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