gjalpë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *selpa, from Proto-Indo-European *sélpos < Proto-Indo-European *selp- (“fat”).[1] Compare Ancient Greek ἔλπος (élpos).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɟaːlp/

Noun

gjalpë m (definite singular gjalpi)

  1. butter

Derived terms
  • gjalpanik
  • gjalpatore

References
  1. Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 258.
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