dhallë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *dzalā (compare Gheg dhallt(i)), from earlier *dzalakta, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵlákts (gen. *ǵlaktós) (compare Greek γάλα (gála), Italian latte). Compare also Romanian zară[1].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ða.ɫə/

Noun

dhallë f

  1. buttermilk

References
  1. Bardhyl Demiraj, Albanische Etymologien (Amsterdam: Rodopi, 1997), p.153
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