pallua

Albanian

Alternative forms

  • pallue

Etymology

probably from pall (cry), from Proto-Albanian *palei-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (to speak with a loud voice). Cognate to Gothic 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻𐍉𐌽 (spillōn, to proclaim).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [paɫuːa]

Noun

pallua m (indefinite plural pallonj, definite singular palloi, definite plural pallonjtë)

  1. peacock

Declension

  1. 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 365
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