gjallë
Albanian
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *źalu̯a-, from Proto-Indo-European *sól(H)u̯o-, from *solh₂- (“whole”), close to Latin salvus, Greek όλος (ólos).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɟaːɫ]
Adjective
i gjallë m (feminine e gjallë, masculine plural të gjallë)
- alive, living
Derived terms
- ngjall
References
- Stefan Schumacher & Joachim Matzinger, Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 2013), 212.