djalë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *dela, from *dʰeh₁-l-os, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-l- (compare Latvian dêls ‘son’, Old English delu ‘teat’, Old Armenian դալ (dal)), from *dʰeh₁(y)- ‘to suck’.

Noun

djalë m (indefinite plural djem, definite singular djali, definite plural djemtë)

  1. boy
    Vëllai i saj është një djalë shumë joshës.
    Her brother is a very sexy guy.
    • 2011, Liria Dedvukaj, S'më Meriton, Max Production:
      Me ty o djalë sa netet kalova
      With you, oh boy, how many nights did I pass

Declension

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