përpëlit

Albanian

Etymology

Prefixed formation of *pël, from Proto-Albanian *pela, from Proto-Indo-European *pelem- (“to swing, shake”) or *pel(H) (“to push”). Compare Latin palpō (“touch, feel, caress, pat”), Ancient Greek πάλλω (pállō, “swing, shake, shake loose”), English feel.

Verb

përpëlit (aorist përpëlita, participle përpëlitur)

1. to twitch, wiggle, flail

Derived terms

• përpëlitje

Related terms

• pjell