vjell

Albanian

Etymology

Originally ‘wind, twist’, from Proto-Albanian *welwa, from Proto-Indo-European *wel-u- 'to turn, roll' (compare Latin volvere, Old English wealwian, Ancient Greek εἰλύω (eilúō) ‘to roll up, wrap’).

Verb

vjell (first-person singular past tense volla, participle vjellë)

  1. to vomit
  2. to fade in color when washed

Derived terms
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