qift

Albanian

Etymology

Shortening of *qiftër, from Byzantine Greek ξιφτέρι, ἐξιφτέριν (xiphtéri, exiphtérin), from (Koine Greek) Ancient Greek ὀξυπτέριον (oxuptérion, “hawk”).

Noun

qift m (indefinite plural qifte, definite singular qifti)

  1. kite (Milvus)

Synonyms

Hyponyms
  • qift i kuqrremtë ‘red kite’ (Milvus milvus)
  • qift zeshkan ‘black kite’ (Milvus migrans)
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