Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from a Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *posъlъ, from *sъlъ (messenger).[1] Compare Proto-Slavic *sъlati (to send).[2] Dizdari suggests a borrowing from Turkish pusula.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pusullë f (plural pusulla, definite pusulla, definite plural pusullat)

  1. a short message or note written on a piece of paper and sent to somebody

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “posullë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 340
  2. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “pusullë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1202