mbyll

Albanian
Alternative forms
  • mshajl (Old Albanian)
  • mshel (Old Tosk)
  • mill (Tosk)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mbyɫ]

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ambi-wēla, from Proto-Indo-European *wel- ‘to press together’. More at ul.

Verb

mbyll (first-person singular past tense mbylla, participle mbyllur)

  1. to close, shut, seal
    Mbylla sytë e u përgjuma.
    I closed my eyes and fell asleep.
  2. to put a lid on, close off, stop up
  3. to conclude, put an end to, turn off
  4. (colloquial) to put away for safekeeping
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