pusullë

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • posulle
  • pustull

Etymology

Borrowed from a Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *posъlъ, from *sъlъ (“messenger”). Compare Proto-Slavic *sъlati (“to send”).[1] Dizdari suggests a borrowing from Turkish pusula.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /puˈsuːɫ/

Noun

pusullë f (plural pusulla, definite pusulla, definite plural pusullat)

  1. a short message or note written on a piece of paper and sent to somebody

References
  1. Topalli, K. (2017) “pusullë”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 1202
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.