buzëmadh
Albanian
editEtymology
editFrom buzë (“lip”) + madh (“big”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editbuzëmadh (feminine buzëmadhe, masculine plural buzëmëdhenj, feminine plural buzëmëdha)
- blubber-lipped, big-lipped
- Synonym: buzaç
Noun
editbuzëmadh m needs inflection
- (ichthyology) boxlip mullet (Oedalechilus labeo)
References
edit- Bardhi, F. (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), 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