"bal" meaning in Albanian

See bal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: bala [plural], bali [definite], balat [definite, plural], balo [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Albanian *bala, cognate to Lithuanian bãlas (“white”), Latvian bàls (“pale”) and Greek (Hes.) φαλός λευκός (falós lefkós), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-. Etymology templates: {{root|sq|ine-pro|*bʰel-|id=shiny}}, {{der|sq|sqj-pro|*bala}} Proto-Albanian *bala, {{cog|lt|bãlas||white}} Lithuanian bãlas (“white”), {{cog|lv|bàls||pale}} Latvian bàls (“pale”), {{der|sq|ine-pro|*bʰel-|id=shiny}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Head templates: {{head|sq|noun|cat2=masculine nouns|g=m|head=|sort=}} bal m, {{sq-noun|m|bala|bali|balat}} bal m (plural bala, definite bali, definite plural balat)
  1. dog or goat (with a white spot on the forehead) Wikipedia link: Vladimir Orel Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Animals, Caprines, Goats, Mammals Derived forms: balosh Related terms: balë
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