sorrëqokë

Albanian

Etymology

From qok, second part of cirikokë (also see stërqokë), with the influence of sorrë (“crow”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɔrəˈcɔkə/

Noun

sorrëqokë (definite sorrëqoka)

  1. (zoology) Eurasian jackdaw Coloeus monedula
    Synonym: cirikokë (see there for more variants of the name)

References

  1. ^ Çabej, E. (1987), “cirikokë”, in Studime etimologjike në fushë të shqipes (in Albanian), volumes III: C–D, Tirana, pages 46-47
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