Proto-Basque: *kur̄V(lo)
Meaning: crane (bird)
Bizkaian: kurrillo, kurruillo, (Ispaster) kurlo
Gipuzkoan: kurrillo
Salazarese: kurru
Zuberoan: khǘrlo
Roncalese: kurri
Comments: Some of the forms resemble Romance (Trask 1995: Sp. grulla, etc.), but Pyrenean kurri, kurru are not derivable from Rom. On the other hand it is likely that Bsq influenced Sp., i.e. the Sp. form with ending -lla is not found in other Rom. languages. In current Spanish grúa is used for ‘mechanical crane, derrick’ and grulla for the bird: the latter seems to be a blend of Old Sp. grúa + a Vasconic form similar to Bsq kurillo. Cf. Bur *qarū́-ỵo 'heron', etc.
