gjallë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *źalu̯a-, from Proto-Indo-European *sól(H)u̯o-, from *solh₂- (“whole”), close to Latin salvus, Greek όλος (ólos).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɟaːɫ]

Adjective

i gjallë m (feminine e gjallë, masculine plural të gjallë)

  1. alive, living

Derived terms
  • ngjall

References
  1. Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 212.
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