mbyll
Albanian
Alternative forms
- mshajl (Old Albanian)
- mshel (Old Tosk)
- mill (Tosk)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mbyɫ]
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *ambi-wēla, from Proto-Indo-European *wel- ‘to press together’. More at ul.
Verb
mbyll (first-person singular past tense mbylla, participle mbyllur)
- to close, shut, seal
- Mbylla sytë e u përgjuma.
- I closed my eyes and fell asleep.
- Mbylla sytë e u përgjuma.
- to put a lid on, close off, stop up
- to conclude, put an end to, turn off
- (colloquial) to put away for safekeeping
Related terms
- ul
- mbuloj