چاقل

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Ottoman Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Cognate to Azerbaijani çınqıl, Turkmen çagyl, Kazakh шағыл (şağyl) of this meaning. Further from

  1. Ancient Greek κάχληξ (kákhlēx, pebble), χᾰ́λῐξ (khálix, pebble)
  2. Latin calculus (pebble)
  3. from Persian سنگلاخ (sanglâx, stony)
  4. related to چاقمق (çakmak, to strike) This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

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چاقل (çakıl)

  1. gravel, pebble, stone material crushed by natural or artificial forces

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: çakıl
  • Albanian: çakëll
  • Bulgarian: чакъ́л (čakǎ́l)
  • Macedonian: чакал (čakal)