gabonjë

Albanian

Alternative forms

gabë

Etymology

From dialectal gabë +‎ -onjë (feminine), from Proto-Albanian *gabā, from Proto-Indo-European *kobuǵo- (compare English hawk, Latin capys (“bird of prey”), Russian ко́бчик (kóbčik, “red-footed falcon”)).

Noun

gabonjë f (indefinite plural gabonja, definite singular gabonja)

griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
(archaic) eagle

Synonyms

shkabë
(vulture): gjyp, coftinar kokëbardhë
(eagle): shqiponjë, shqipe

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