karbë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *kar(i)bā, related to Lithuanian kárti (“to hang”), kaběti (“id”), Proto-Slavic *kobьcь (“vulture”).[1]

Noun

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karbë f (plural karba, definite karba, definite plural karbat)

  1. vulture

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “karbë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 171
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