buzëmadh

Albanian
një buzëmadh në Sardenjë ― a boxlip mullet in Sardinia

Etymology

From buzë (“lip”) +‎ madh (“big”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /buz(ə)ˈmað/
  • Rhymes: -að

Adjective

buzëmadh (feminine buzëmadhe, masculine plural buzëmëdhenj, feminine plural buzëmëdha)

  1. blubber-lipped, big-lipped
    Synonym: buzaç

Noun

buzëmadh m needs inflection

  1. (ichthyology) boxlip mullet (Oedalechilus labeo)

References
  • Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (in Latin), page 44: “labrosus — buɛemaξ”
  • Mann, S. E. (1948), “buzë […] -madh”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 44b
  • Newmark, L. (1999), “buzëmadh”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary
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