pellg

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Albanian

Etymology

From Old Albanian pellëg, borrowed from Ancient Greek πέλαγος (pélagos, “sea”).[1]

Noun

pellg m (plural pellgje, definite pellgu, definite plural pellgjet)

  1. puddle, pool, pond
  2. deep part of a body of water
  3. basin of a body of water and the surrounding land
  4. bight in a body of water
  5. basin of land containing mineral deposits

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel, Albanian Etymological Dictionary (Leiden: Brill, 1998), 314.
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