Albanian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin mīror (to be astonished at, marvel at, admire, be amazed at, wonder at).[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

mërej (aorist mëreva, participle mëryer)

  1. (transitive) to give the evil eye
  2. (transitive) to astound

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References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mërej”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 262
  2. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “mërej”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 981