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mërej

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin mīror (to be astonished at, marvel at, admire, be amazed at, wonder at).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mërej (aorist mëreva, participle mëryer)

  1. (transitive) to give the evil eye
  2. (transitive) to astound

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mërej”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 262
  2. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “mërej”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 981