pëllëmbë

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Macedonian, compare Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē).[1]

Noun

pëllëmbë f (indefinite plural pëllëmbë, definite singular pëllëmba, definite plural pëllëmbët)

  1. palm (part of the hand)
    Synonym: shuplakë
    mbaj në pëllëmbëto hold in the palm [of one's hand]
  2. span (unit of length)
    dy pëllëmbë i gjatëtwo spans long
  3. (figurative) plot (small portion of land)

Declension

References

  1. Huld, Martin E. (1986). "Accentual Stratification of Ancient Greek Loanwords in Albanian". Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung. 99 (2): 245–253.
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