cirivi

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

A children's language formation from ciri- (similar to the one in cirikokë and ciribobë), and vi as an alteration of vijë (“line”), which also denotes a little girls' game in South Albania.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡siɾiˈvi/

Noun

cirivi (definite cirivia)

  1. circle, ring
    Synonyms: rreth, qark, rrotullame

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “cirivi”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, page 47
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