bumballë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *baxmb- 'kind of noise'. Cognate to Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, “a boom, deep hollow noise”), βομβύκια (bombúkia, “humming insects”), Old Norse bumba (“drum”).

Noun

bumballë m

  1. cockroach, beetle
  2. bumblebee (dialectal)
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