pelëgorkë

Albanian

Etymology

A variant of peligorgë (“bee-eater”).

Noun

pelëgorkë f (plural pelëgorka) (dialectal)

1. a river bird, likely the bee-eater

References

• Mann, S. E. (1948) “pelë […] -gorkë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 359a
• Kristoforidhi, Kostandin (1904) “πελϳε̯γόρκε̯-α”, in Λεξικὸν τῆς Ἀλβανικῆς γλώσσης [Lexikòn tês Albanikês glṓssēs] (in Greek), Athens, page 306