Albanian edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

rrokaqiell m (plural rrokaqiej) (regional)

  1. skyscraper
    Synonym: qiellgërvishtës

References edit

  • “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]