ukoll

Maltese

Alternative forms

wkoll (after a vowel)

Etymology

Apparently from u +‎ koll (literally “and all”). Probably used at first as a filler at the end of enumerations and then reinterpreted as “too, as well”. Compare the same development in dialectal British English and all.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʊˈkɔll/

Adverb

ukoll

also; too; as well

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