busull

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bussola ~ Venetan bùssoła. Doublet of pusullë.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbusuɫ/
• Rhymes: -usuɫ

Noun

busull f (plural busulla)

1. compass (for navigation)

   Synonym: kompas

2. (figurative) guide, leader

   Synonyms: udhërrëfyes, drejtues

References

• “busull,~a”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 202b
• Dashi, B. (2013) “bussola”, in Italianismi nella lingua albanese (in Italian), Edizioni Nuova Cultura, →ISBN, page 105
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “búsullë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 44a