kolmë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Albanian *kālima, a suffixal derivative of Proto-Indo-European *kal- (“healthy; handsome”). Compare Sanskrit कल्य (kalyá, “healthy”), Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful”).[1]

Adjective

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i kolmë (feminine e kolme)

  1. having a good figure, winsome
  2. pleasantly plump

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kolmë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 189
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