gjalpë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *selpa, from Proto-Indo-European *sélpos < Proto-Indo-European *selp- (“fat”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɟaːlp]

Noun

gjalpë m (plural gjalpë, definite gjalpi, definite plural gjalpët)

  1. butter

Derived terms
  • gjalpanik
  • gjalpatore

References
  1. Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 258
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