guall

Albanian
Alternative forms
  • guackë, guaskë, guacë, guazë

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *gāla, from Proto-Indo-European *kalw- (“bald”), cognate to Lithuanian galvà (“head”), Proto-Slavic *golva (“head”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɡu.aɫ]

Noun

guall f (indefinite plural guaj, definite singular gualli, definite plural guajt)

  1. shell, carapace
  2. seashell
  3. crust

Derived terms
  • guaskë, zhguall, guacë

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), “guall”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 126
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