djalë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *dela, from *dʰeh₁-l-os, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-l- (compare Latvian dêls (son), Old English delu (teat), Old Armenian դալ (dal)), from *dʰeh₁(y)- (to suck). Originally a neuter noun, as it appears in Buzuku's Meshari.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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djalë m (plural djem, definite djali, definite plural djemtë)

  1. boy
    Vëllai i saj është një djalë shumë joshës.
    Her brother is a very charming guy.
    • 2011, Liria Dedvukaj, S'më Meriton, Max Production:
      Me ty o djalë sa netet kalova
      With you, oh boy, how many nights did I pass

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Jared Klein, Brian Joseph, Matthias Fritz, Handbook of Comparative Historical Indo-European Linguistics, 2018, Berlin/Boston, page 1756