Albanian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish قرنفل (karanfil),[1] from Arabic قَرَنْفُل (qaranful).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

karafil m (plural karafilë, definite karafili)

  1. (botany) carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus)
  2. (botany) clove (Syzygium aromaticum)

References edit

  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “karafil”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 721