ballë
Albanian
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ballë
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *balā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₁ós. Cognate to Old Prussian ballo (“forehead”) and Sanskrit भाल (bhāla).[1]
Noun
ballë m (indefinite plural balle, definite singular balli, definite plural ballet)
- forehead
- front part of something
- battle front
- (figuratively) best part of something
Derived terms
- balle
- përballë
- ballaballë
- ballafaqoj
- ballafaqe
- ballanike
- përballoj
Related terms
- balë
- baltë
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “ballë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, page 16