kaçurrel

Albanian

Etymology

Orel suggests a derivation from Proto-Slavic *kočura (“hummock”), which is otherwise unattested in South Slavic and poses semantic problems.^[1] Topalli argued an internal formation from çurrel (“thin stream of water”).^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kat͡ʃuˈrɛl/

Adjective

i kaçurrel

curly

Derived terms

kaçurrela

References

^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kaçurrel”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 163
^ Topalli, K. (2017) “kaçurrel”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 686

[1] Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kaçurrel”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 163

[2] Topalli, K. (2017) “kaçurrel”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 686

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