buzëmadh

Albanian

një buzëmadh në Sardenjë ― a boxlip mullet in Sardinia

Etymology

From buzë (“lip”) +‎ madh (“big”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buz(ə)ˈmað/
• Rhymes: -að

Adjective

buzëmadh (feminine buzëmadhe, masculine plural buzëmëdhenj, feminine plural buzëmëdha)

1. blubber-lipped, big-lipped

   Synonym: buzaç

Noun

buzëmadh m needs inflection

1. (ichthyology) boxlip mullet (Oedalechilus labeo)

References

• Bardhi, Frang (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 44: “labrosus — buɛemaξ”
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “buzë […] -madh”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 44b
• Newmark, L. (1999) “buzëmadh”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary