dhallë

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • llallë

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *dzalā[1], from earlier *dzalakta, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵlákts (gen. *ǵlaktós). Compare Old Armenian կաթն (katʿn), Ancient Greek γάλα (gála, “milk”), Hittite 𒂵𒆷𒀝𒋻 (galaktar, “balm, resin”), Latin lac (“milk, milky juice”), Waigali zōr (“milk”) and the irregular Romanian zară.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ðaːɫ/

Noun

dhallë m (definite singular dhalli)

  1. buttermilk

Descendants
  • → Aromanian: dhalã

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 80
  2. Demiraj, Bardhyl (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: Investigations into the Albanian Inherited Lexicon] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎ (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 153
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