qye mali
Albanian
Etymology
From qye (slope) + mal (mountain) + i (of; noun/adj. suffix):
- qye from Proto-Albanian *klaina, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱloi-n-os (“slanting, askew”),[1]
- mal from Proto-Albanian *mala (resp. Proto-Albanian *mal-).[2][3][4]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /cyː mali/, /c͡ɕyː mali/ (Standard)
- IPA(key): /cyː maʎi/, /c͡ɕyː maʎi/, /t͡ɕyː maʎi/, /t͡ʃyː maʎi/ (Gheg)
Further reading
- qýe mali = mountain slope • noun qye/qýe (def./sg. qýeja; indef./pl. qýe; def./pl. qýet - "base, foot, root, bottom" (of a hill, mountain) • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
- noun mal (def./sg. mali; indef./pl. male; def./pl. malet - "mountain" • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
- 1. suffix, suffixed article i (m.) 2. pronoun (m.) i • Fjalor Shqip (Albanian dictionary)
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998) , “qye mali”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 364
- Orel, Vladimir (1998) , “qye mali”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 243 → Proto-Albanian *mala
- Gustav Meyer (1891) Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache, Trübner, page 273
- Gustav Meyer (1892) Albanesische Studien III. Lautlehre des indogermanischen Bestandteile des Albanesischen, Carl Gerold's Sohn, page 63, 78
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