mërej

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mīror (to be astonished at, marvel at, admire, be amazed at, wonder at).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈməˈrɛj/

Verb

mërej (aorist mëreva, participle mëryer)

  1. (transitive) to give the evil eye
  2. (transitive) to astound

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • mëshim

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “mërej”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 262
  2. Topalli, K. (2017) “mërej”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 981
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