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lym

lym

Afrikaans

Noun

lym (plural [please provide])

  1. glue

Albanian

Alternative forms
  • llym

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *lū̆m-, from Proto-Indo-European *leu(H)- 'to spoil'. Cognate to Ancient Greek λυ̃μα (lũma, dirt, filth, blemish)[1].

Noun

lym m (indefinite plural lyma, definite singular lymi, definite plural lymat)

  1. mud (of the river), loam, clay, blemish

See also

Derived terms

References

  1. Albanische Etymologien (Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz), Bardhyl Demiraj, Leiden Studies in Indo-European 7; Amsterdam - Atlanta 1997, p.248

Cornish

Etymology

Cognate with Breton lemm

Adjective

lym

  1. sharp, pointed