ngjelmët

Albanian

Alternative forms

ngjelbët

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *en-salma, from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (“salt”). Related to ngjelmë with cognates including Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls), Latin sāl, Old Armenian աղ (ał) and the like.^[1]

Adjective

ngjelmët (feminine ngjelmëte)

salty, briny

Related terms

ngjelmë

See also

kripë

References

^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ngjelmët”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 298

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