mblesë

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Either a derivative of mbloj, or from Proto-Albanian *ambi-pletsā, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱt-t- (to plait). Cognate to Latin plectāre (plait), Old Norse flétta (plait), Old High German flechtan (plait). The semantic development goes from 'to interweave, tie together' to 'to combine' (an engagement).

Noun

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mblesë f (plural mblesa, definite mblesa, definite plural mblesat)

  1. betrothal, marriage engagement brokered through a matchmaker

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