qefull

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • qefëll, qeféll — dialectal

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek κέφαλος (kéfalos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcefuɫ/
  • Rhymes: -efuɫ

Noun

qefull m (plural qefuj)

  1. mullet (Mugilidae, esp. Mugil cephalus)

Derived terms

  • qefull vere
  • qefull vjeshte

Adjective

qefull

  1. (figurative) tall, slim and graceful
    Hyponyms: i gjatë; i hollë; i hijshëm

Adverb

qefull

  1. (figurative) fit as a fiddle, hale and hearty
    Hypernym: i shëndoshë

References

  • “qéfu/ll,~lli”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 1591a
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “qéfull”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 412b
  • Meyer, G. (1891) “ḱefɛł”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 221
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