thëllëzë

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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A derivative of thellë, as a color adjective.

Noun

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thëllëzë f (plural thëllëza, definite thëllëza, definite plural thëllëzat)

  1. partridge
    Near-synonym: turec
  2. (figurative, endearing) beautiful woman or bride

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Further reading

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  • “thëllëzë”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980
  • thëllëzë”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • Mann, S. E. (1948) “thëllânzë”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 534