ballë

Albanian
ballë

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *balā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₁ós. Cognate to Old Prussian ballo (“forehead”) and Sanskrit भाल (bhāla).[1]

Noun

ballë m (indefinite plural balle, definite singular balli, definite plural ballet)

  1. forehead
  2. front part of something
  3. battle front
  4. (figuratively) best part of something
Derived terms
  • balle
  • përballë
  • ballaballë
  • ballafaqoj
  • ballafaqe
  • ballanike
  • përballoj

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “ballë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 16
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