guall

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *gāla[1] or *gōl(w)a, from Proto-Indo-European *golH-weh₂, from *gelH- (naked; head); compare Serbo-Croatian gláva (head), Lithuanian galvà (head).

Pronunciation

Noun

guall m (plural guaj, definite gualli, definite plural guajt)

  1. shell (of nut, egg)
  2. shell (of turtle, crab, snail)
  3. husk, dry pod
  4. crust, incrustation

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References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “guall”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 126