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balltje

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Singularized plural from older balltë, from Ottoman Turkish بالطه (balta).[1]

Noun

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balltje f (plural balltje, definite balltja, definite plural balltjet)

  1. axe, hatchet
    Synonym: latë
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References

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  1. ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “balltje”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 63
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