vijosh

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • vjosë — dialectal

Etymology

From vijë (“stripe”) +‎ -osh, as the fish has stripes on its body.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /viˈjoʃ/
  • Rhymes: -oʃ

Noun

vijosh m (plural vijoshë, definite vijoshi, definite plural vijoshët)

  1. thicklip grey mullet (Chelon labrosus)
    Synonym: buzoç
  2. (dialectal) alternative form of vioç

References

  • “vijósh,~i”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 2167a
  • Lloshi, Xhevat (2010) “vijoshi”, in Fjalor i emrave të bimëve dhe të kafshëve shqip–latinisht dhe latinisht–shqip (in Albanian), Skopje, Pristina, Tirana: Logos-A, →ISBN, page 353ab
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “vjosë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 560b
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