دنگل

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *teŋgel, *deŋgil (“axle”).

Noun

دنگل • (dingil)

1. axle

Alternative forms

• دینگل (dingil), دینگیل (dingil)

Descendants

• Turkish: dingil
• → Egyptian Arabic: دنجل (dingil, dungul)
• → Armenian: տինկիլ (tinkil)

Etymology 2

A popular blend of ازگیل (ezgil, “medlar”) with the stem of دونمك (dönmek, “to turn around”), the fruit being reminiscent of round forms in several ways.

Noun

دنگل • (döngel, düngel, düngül)

1. medlar (fruit and tree)

Alternative forms

• دونگل (döngel)

Descendants

• Turkish: döngel, töngel

References

• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “دنگل”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[1], Vienna, column 2149
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Mespilum”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum‎^[2], Vienna, column 1043

Persian

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

دنگل • (dangel, dengel)

1. disproportionate, of inconcinnous shape
2. impudent, of rude manners
3. foolish, fatuous

Noun

دنگل • (dangel, dengel)

1. wittol, cuckold privy to his wife's infidelity

Etymology 2

From دنگ (“knee”), derived from Old Persian *danu-, from Proto-Iranian *jā́nu. Doublet of زنگار. Compare زانو (“knee”), Ossetian зӕнг (zæng, “shin”).

Adjective

دنگل • (dangal)

1. sitting knee to knee

Alternative forms

• دنگادنگ (dang-a-dang)

Noun

دنگل • (dangal)

1. crowd

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: दंगल (daṅgal, “arena”), दंगा (daṅgā, “riot; disturbance”)

  Urdu: دنگل (daṅgal, “arena”), دنگا (dangā, “riot; disturbance”)

References

• Henning, Walter Bruno (1940) “Sogdica”, in Selected Papers (Acta Iranica; 15), volume 2, Teheran-Liège / Leiden: Bibliothèque Pahlavi / E. J. Brill, published 1977, →ISBN, page 50
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “دنگل”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum‎^[3], Vienna, column 2149
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “دنگل”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
• Vullers, Johann August (1855) “دنگل”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum‎^[4] (in Latin), volume I, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 914