melalo

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Balkan Romani[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Romani melalo.

Adjective[edit]

melalo

  1. (Bugurdži, Crimea, Kosovo Arli, Macedonian Arli, Sofia Erli, Ursari) impure, dirty
  2. (Bugurdži) indecent, obscene
  3. (Ursari) miserable

Noun[edit]

melalo m

  1. (Sofia Erli) dirt

Baltic Romani[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Romani melalo.

Adjective[edit]

melalo

  1. (Latvia) dirty
  2. (Latvia) muddy

Carpathian Romani[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Romani melalo.

Adjective[edit]

melalo

  1. (Burgenland, East Slovakia, Gurvari, Hungarian Vend, Romungro) dirty
  2. (Burgenland) soiled, impure

Romani[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mel (“dirt”) +‎ -alo.

Adjective[edit]

melalo (feminine melali, plural melale)

  1. dirty

Descendants[edit]

  • Balkan Romani: melalo
  • Baltic Romani: melalo
  • Carpathian Romani: melalo
  • Welsh Romani: melalo

Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

melalo

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of melar combined with lo

Welsh Romani[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Romani melalo.

Adjective[edit]

melalo (plural melale)

  1. dusty, dirty
  2. sweaty

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • “melalo” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
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