mazë

See also: maze and Maze

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *madź(i)ā, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ- (“to knead, stroke”). Cognate to Ancient Greek μαγίς (magís, “kneaded mass/substance”), Russian мазь (maz, “salve, ointment”). Demiraj suggests a formation from mâj (“to fatten”) (standard majm).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maːz/

Noun

mazë f (definite singular maza)

  1. cream
  2. creamy scum of heated milk
  3. membrane

Derived terms
  • mazatar
  • mazit
  • mazore

References
  1. Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 258
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