ngalem

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *en-gala, a denominative based on an unattested *gala, related to Lithuanian gãlas (“end”), Latvian gals (“end”), Old Prussian gallan (“death”).[1]

Verb

ngalem (first-person singular past tense u ngala, participle ngalur)

  1. to be limping, lame, paralyzed

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 292
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