tollë
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Albanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Albanian *tāslā, from *tēkslā, from Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- (“to hew”) (compare Latin tēlum, German Dechsel (“adze”), Russian тесла́ (teslá, “adze”)).[1] Cognate with teshë.
Noun
[edit]tollë f (plural toje, definite tolla, definite plural tojet)
- bald spot
- crown of the head
- drumhead of a tambourine
References
[edit]- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “tollë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 459