kacabu
Albanian
Alternative forms
- Gheg kacabû
Etymology
Compound of *kaca, a form of kac 'goat' (cf. kedh) + *bu, from Proto-Albanian *buna, a descriptive form for 'beetle'[1].
Noun
kacabu m (indefinite plural kacabunj, definite singular kacabui, definite plural kacabunjtë)
- beetle, stagfly
Synonyms
Related terms
- kacafik
- kacafytem
- kacagjel
- kedh
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “kacabu”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 161
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