karabush

Albanian

Etymology

A prefixal derivative of rabush.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɾaˈbuʃ/

Noun

karabúsh m (plural karabushë, definite karabushi, definite plural karabushët)

  1. Allium plant scape, flower stalk
    Synonyms: rabush, ngallë, dudum
  2. naked cob, corncob
    Synonym: koçan
  3. (figurative) dumb, stupid, foolish person
    Synonyms: skërfyell, i trashë, tutkun, i humbur

Declension

Declension of karabush
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative karabush karabushi karabushë karabushët
accusative karabushin
dative karabushi karabushit karabushëve karabushëve
ablative karabushësh

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “karabush”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 170