bërryl

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *bōrei ulnā, compound of *bōrei (“bow”) and *ulnā (“forearm”). More at ber and llërë. For sense development, compare English elbow, compound of ell ‘ell’, originally ‘forearm’, and bow.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bə.ryl/

Noun

bërryl m (indefinite plural bërryla, definite singular bërryli, definite plural bërrylat)

  1. (anatomy) elbow
  2. (figuratively) sharp turn, bend

Derived terms
  • bërrylak
  • bërrylas

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “bërryl”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 23-24
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