gabonjë
Albanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From dialectal gabë + -onjë (feminine), from Proto-Albanian *gabā, from Proto-Indo-European *kobuǵos (compare English hawk, Latin capys (“bird of prey”), Russian ко́бчик (kóbčik, “red-footed falcon”)).
Noun edit
gabonjë f (plural gabonja, definite gabonja, definite plural gabonjat)
- griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)
- Synonyms: shkabë, gjyp, coftinar kokëbardhë, shqiponjë gjype, shqiponjë me kurriz
- (archaic) eagle