gargull

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *gargula; akin to Lithuanian gar̃galas (“knot, knotted thread”), gargõlas (“lump, clump”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡaɾˈɡuɫ]

Adverb

gargull

  1. up to the brim, full to the brim, brimful
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin galgulus, from galbulus. Compare Romanian grangur, Spanish gálgulo.[1]

Alternative forms
  • garbull

Noun

gargull m (indefinite plural garguj, definite singular gargulli, definite plural gargujt)

  1. bee-eater (Merops apiaster)
  2. common starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Synonyms
  • bee-eater: bregcë, gargë
  • starling: shturë, cirlua

References
  1. Topalli, Kolec (2017), “gargull”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 529
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