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pëllëmbë

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Macedonian, compare Ancient Greek παλάμη (palámē).[1]

Noun

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pëllëmbë f (plural pëllëmbë, definite pëllëmba, definite plural pëllëmbët)

  1. palm (part of the hand)
    Synonym: shuplakë
    mbaj në pëllëmbëto hold in the palm [of one's hand]
  2. span (unit of length)
    dy pëllëmbë i gjatëtwo spans long
  3. (figurative) plot (small portion of land)

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References

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  • pëllëmbë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  1. ^ Huld, Martin E. (1986). "Accentual Stratification of Ancient Greek Loanwords in Albanian". Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung. 99 (2): 245–253.