miell

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *melu̯a, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-u̯o-m < *melh₂- (to grind up)[1], close to German Mehl (id), Greek μύλος (mýlos), Latin molere). Compare also Romanian mălai.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmi.ɛɫ]

Noun

miell m (indefinite plural miellra, definite singular mielli, definite plural miellrat)

  1. flour
  2. powder

Derived terms

References

  1. Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 218.
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