vleġġa
Maltese
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Sicilian fileccia, itself borrowed from Old French fleche, from Vulgar Latin *fleccia, of Frankish origin. The voicing of the obstruents seems irregular (perhaps expressive for the swift movement).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvleġġa f (plural vleġeġ)
See also
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- Maltese terms borrowed from Sicilian
- Maltese terms derived from Sicilian
- Maltese terms derived from Old French
- Maltese terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Maltese terms derived from Frankish
- Maltese terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Maltese terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Maltese 2-syllable words
- Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Maltese lemmas
- Maltese nouns
- Maltese feminine nouns