shkal

== Albanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃkal/ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Albanian *kall-, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel- (“bend”). Cognate to Latin calco (“to spur”) and Lithuanian atsikalti (“to lean against (upon)”). ==== Verb ==== shkal (aorist shkala, participle shkalur) to tread, spur (on the heel) ===== Alternative forms ===== shkel ===== Derived terms ===== shkelm shkelb === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Albanian *skala, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut, split, chop”). Cognate to Ancient Greek σκάλλω (skállō, “to chop”), Lithuanian skeliù (“to split”) and Old Norse skilja (“id”). ==== Verb ==== shkal (aorist shkala, participle shkalur) to bring down, drag, roll, charm (of fairies) noose, snare, trap ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== shkel shkelm === References === === Further reading === “shkal”, in FMGJSH: Fjalor i madh i gjuhës shqipe (in Albanian), 2026