mërej

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Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

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mërej (aorist mëreva, participle mëryer)

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

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References[edit]

  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