shkal

Albanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃkal/

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Albanian *kall-, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *kel- (“bend”). Cognate to Latin calco (“to spur”) and Lithuanian atsikalti (“to lean against (upon)”).

Verb

shkal (aorist shkela, participle shkelur)

1. I tread, spur (on the heel)

Alternative forms

• shkel

Derived terms

• shkelm
• shkelb

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Albanian *skala. Cognate to Ancient Greek σκάλλω (skállō, “to chop”), Latin skeliù (“to split”) and Old Norse skilja (“id”).

Verb

shkal (aorist shkela, participle shkelur)

1. I bring down, drag, roll, charm (of fairies)
2. noose, snare, trap

Related terms

• shkel
• shkelm