meils

Latgalian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *meilas. Cognates include dialectal Latvian mīļš and Lithuanian mielas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmʲɛ̀i̯ls]
  • Hyphenation: meils

Adjective

meils (comparative meiļuoks)

  1. dear, beloved

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References

  • A. Andronov, L. Leikuma (2008) Latgalīšu-Latvīšu-Krīvu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, →ISBN, page 11