qefull

Albanian

Alternative forms

• qefëll, qeféll — dialectal

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek κέφαλος (kéfalos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcefuɫ/
• Rhymes: -efuɫ

Noun

qefull m (plural qefuj)

1. mullet (Mugilidae, esp. Mugil cephalus)

Derived terms

• qefull vere
• qefull vjeshte

 

Adjective

qefull

1. (figurative) tall, slim and graceful

   Hyponyms: i gjatë; i hollë; i hijshëm

Adverb

qefull

1. (figurative) fit as a fiddle, hale and hearty

   Hypernym: i shëndoshë

References

• “qéfu/ll,~lli”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 1591a
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “qéfull”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 412b
• Meyer, G. (1891) “ḱefɛł”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 221