mazë

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See also: maze and Maze

Albanian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Albanian *madź(i)ā, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ- (“to knead, stroke”). Cognate to Ancient Greek μαγίς (magís, “kneaded mass/substance”), Russian мазь (maz, “salve, ointment”). Demiraj suggests a formation from mâj (“to fatten”) (standard majm).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

mazë f (definite maza)

  1. cream
  2. creamy scum of heated milk
  3. membrane

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 258
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