tallë

See also: talle, tallé, and tälle

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *talā. Cognate to Ancient Greek τῆλις (têlis, “fenugreek”), Lithuanian atólas (“grass stubble”)[1].

Noun

tallë f (indefinite plural talla, definite singular talla, definite plural tallat)

  1. peeled corncob
  2. cornstalk, cornstraw
  3. Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense)
  4. (regional) cornhusk

Synonyms
  • (Johnsongrass): vulër

Derived terms
  • tallishtë

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2000) A Concise Historical Grammar of the Albanian Language, Leiden: Brill, page 448
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