buall
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Albanian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- buell (Gheg)
Etymology[edit]
Formally identical with Thracian βóλινθος (vólinthos, “bull”),[1] from a Proto-Albanian *bōlna. Phonetically, a borrowing from Byzantine Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos);[2] (compare Latin būbalus, both from Ancient Greek βούβαλος (boúbalos)), is also possible.
Noun[edit]
buall m (plural buaj, definite bualli, definite plural buajt)
- buffalo
- (figurative, derogatory) big oaf
- stag beetle
- Synonym: kacadre
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
Categories:
- Albanian terms inherited from Proto-Albanian
- Albanian terms derived from Proto-Albanian
- Albanian terms borrowed from Byzantine Greek
- Albanian terms derived from Byzantine Greek
- Albanian terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Albanian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Albanian lemmas
- Albanian nouns
- Albanian masculine nouns
- Albanian derogatory terms
- sq:Bovines