halinos

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Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown. Maybe related to hall. Some suggest a borrowing from Ancient Greek χαλινός (khalinós) "bridle", with a complicated semantic development from "bridle" to "to stop" to "obstruct, prevent" to "corrupt"

Verb[edit]

halinos

  1. (Arvanitika) to corrupt
  2. (Arvanitika) to consume