cirlë
Albanian
Etymology
An onomatopoeia similar to Slavic *čirьkь 'teal'[1]. Related to cicëroj.
Noun
cirlë m (indefinite plural cirla, definite singular cirla, definite plural cirlat)
- blackbird
Related terms
- cëril
- cicëroj
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 47