ëmbël

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • âmbël (Gheg)
  • amël (Gheg) [1]

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *amla, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₃mós (“sour”), whence also Dutch amper, Italian amaro, Sanskrit अम्ल (amlá).

Possibly related to Dacian amolusta (“camomile”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈəmbəl/

Adjective

i ëmbël (feminine plural të ëmbla)

  1. sweet

Derived terms

References
  1. Fialuur i voghel Sccyp e ltinisct (Small Dictionary of Albanian and Latin), page 3, by P. Jak Junkut, 1895, Shkodër
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