پیاله

See also: بيالة

Persian

Alternative forms

• پیغاله (payğâla)

Etymology

From Middle Persian pygʾl (*paygāl, “cup, goblet”). Compare Mazanderani پیلکا (pilëkā), Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē, “cup, bowl”), Khotanese [script needed] (phalau, “flat dish, bowl”).

Noun

پیاله • (piyâle) (plural پیاله‌ها (piyâle-hâ))

1. a glass cup or chalice
2. beaker

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: piyalə
• → Ottoman Turkish: پیاله (piyâle)
  • Turkish: piyale
  • → Russian: пиала (piala)
  • → Ukrainian: піала (piala)
• → Uzbek: piyola

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “*paygāl”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 67