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gurgule

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic, compare Greek γουργουρίζω (gourgourízo, “to shout, scream”).[1] Sense 3 is also attested in neighbouring Neapolitan and Calabro-Occitan dialects.[2]

Noun

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gurgulé f (plural gurgulé, definite gurguléja)

  1. uproar, tumult, hubbub
    Synonyms: rrëmujë, trazirë
  2. loud crowd, mob, rabble
  4. (Acquaformosa) owl[2]
    Synonyms: buf, kukuvajkë, hut

References

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  1. ^ Meyer, G. (1891) “gurguľé”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 135
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 508: “il gufo (l'allocco)” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it

Further reading

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  • “gurgule”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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