shkal

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃkal/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Albanian *kall-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (“bend”). Cognate to Latin calco (“to spur”) and Lithuanian atsikalti (“to lean against (upon)”).

Verb

shkal (aorist shkela, participle shkelur)

1. to tread, spur (on the heel)

Alternative forms

• shkel

Derived terms

• shkelm
• shkelb

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *skala, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut, split, chop”). Cognate to Ancient Greek σκάλλω (skállō, “to chop”), Lithuanian skeliù (“to split”) and Old Norse skilja (“id”).

Verb

shkal (aorist shkela, participle shkelur)

1. to bring down, drag, roll, charm (of fairies)
2. noose, snare, trap

Related terms

• shkel
• shkelm