igil
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
igil (plural igils)
- (music) A string instrument with a teardrop-shaped body and two strings, played with a bow, originating in Tuvan folk music.
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Old English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (“hedgehog”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
iġil m (nominative plural iġilas)
Declension[edit]
Declension of igil (strong a-stem)
Descendants[edit]
- Middle English: ile
Old High German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (“hedgehog”). Cognate with Russian ёж (jož), Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos), Old English igel.
Noun[edit]
igil m
Descendants[edit]
- German: Igel
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- Old High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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- Old High German lemmas
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