Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish قرنفل (karanfil),[1] from Arabic قَرَنْفُل (qaranful).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kaɾaˈfil/
  • Rhymes: -il
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧fíl

Noun

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karafil m (plural karafíla, definite karafíli, definite plural karafílat)

  1. (botany) carnation, pink (Dianthus caryophyllus)
  2. (botany) clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
  3. (obsolete) flintlock gun

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “karafil”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 721

Further reading

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  • “karafil”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • karafil”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
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