նկուղ

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Armenian նկուղ (nkuł); see it for more.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

նկուղ (nkuġ)

  1. basement, cellar
  2. storehouse, pantry
  3. any low, dark house or structure, especially underground

Usage notes[edit]

In colloquial speech Russian подвал (podval) is used instead, pronounced as [pɑdˈvɑl].

Declension[edit]

Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The origin is uncertain. Perhaps an Iranian borrowing: compare Persian نغول (noğul, deep place).

Noun[edit]

նկուղ (nkuł)

  1. basement, cellar
  2. pantry, storeroom
  3. caravanserai

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: նկուղ (nkuġ)

References[edit]

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “նկուղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “նկուղ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “նկուղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press