pjell

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *pelna, from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂- (to push). Cognate to Latin pello (to push).

Verb

pjell (aorist polla, participle pjellur)

  1. to bring forth young beasts, cub, whelp, calve, foal

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “pjell”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 330

Further reading

  • pjell”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “pjell”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary[2]