llmallë

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɫmaːɫ]

Noun

llmallë f (definite llmalla) (dialectal, Gheg)

1. Alternative form of dhëmballë (“molar”)
   • 1914, Nikolaus Rotta, compiler, Albanische Sprüche und Redensarten, Vienna: J. Roller & co., page 16:

     Giuha shkon ku dhem llmalla.

     [Gjuha shkon ku dhem llmalla.]

     The tongue ever turns to the aching tooth.

References

• “llmalle”, in Fialuer i Rii i Shcypés, Shkodër: Shoqnia e Bashkimit, 1908, page 244b
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “llëmallë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 256b