dyllë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *j́ūla, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰuslom < *ǵʰew- (“to pour”). Compare Ancient Greek χυλός (khulós) ‘juice’).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [dyːɫ]

Noun

dyllë m (definite singular dylli)

  1. wax
  2. sap

References
  1. Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 218.
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