kurrillë

Albanian

Alternative forms

• kurrilë, krrilë, krillë, korrilë, kojrrilë

Etymology

From Gothic *𐌺𐍂𐌰𐌽𐌹𐌻𐌰 (*kranila), diminutive variant of Proto-Germanic *kran-, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).

Noun

kurrillë f (plural kurrilla, definite kurrilla)

1. crane (Grus grus)

   Synonym: tojë

Further reading

• “kurrillë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
• FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1], 1980