rrushkull

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • rushkull, rishkull

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *rūsculus (compare dialectal Italian ruschio, Istriot rùscolo, Friulian rùscli), diminutive of Latin rūscum (whence rushk).

Noun

rrushkull m (plural rrushkuj, definite rrushkulli, definite plural rrushkujt)

  1. (botany) butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus)
    Synonyms: rushk, mret i egër, therpelë, përce, përcëllak
  2. (botany) silkvine (Periploca graeca)
    Synonyms: therpelë, shtalbës, lëvarëse
  3. (ornithology) nightingale
    Synonyms: bilbil, kajgash, qelëndryshe

Further reading

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