guall
Albanian
Alternative forms
- guackë, guaskë, guacë, guazë
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *gāla, from Proto-Indo-European *kalw- (“bald”), cognate to Lithuanian galvà (“head”), Proto-Slavic *golva (“head”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡu.aɫ]
Noun
guall f (indefinite plural guaj, definite singular gualli, definite plural guajt)
- shell, carapace
- seashell
- crust
Derived terms
- guaskë, zhguall, guacë
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “guall”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 126