rrokaqiell

Albanian

Etymology

From rrok (“to grip; grasp; seize”) +‎ qiell (“sky”).

Noun

rrokaqiell m (plural rrokaqiej) (regional)

1. skyscraper

   Synonym: qiellgërvishtës

References

• “rrokaqiell”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980
• Newmark, L. (1999) “rrokaqiell”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎^[2]