halbë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *skalbā, from Proto-Indo-European *skel- (“to split”). Close to Latvian skalbs (“sharp, shrill”).[1]

Noun

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halbë f (plural hajbe, definite halba, definite plural hajbet)

  1. scab on the back
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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “halbë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 141
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