balë

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *bala, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to shimmer, gleam, shine”). Compare Old Church Slavonic бѣлъ (bělŭ, “white”), Lithuanian balnas (“pale”), Latin flāgrāre (“to burn”).

Noun

balë f

  1. white spot (on forehead)
  2. badger
Derived terms
  • balos
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