fëlliq

Albanian

Alternative forms

• fëllig

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *spHul, from Proto-Indo-European *puH- (“rotten, foul”). Cognate to English foul, Latin puter (“rotten”), Lithuanian pṹliai (“pus”), and others. Doublet of puçërr.

Verb

fëlliq (aorist fëlliqa, participle fëlliqur)

1. to make dirty, sully

   Synonym: ndrag