igil

English

Noun

igil (plural igils)

1. (music) A string instrument with a teardrop-shaped body and two strings, played with a bow, originating in Tuvan folk music.

Synonyms

• horsehead fiddle

Translations

musical instrument

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 葉克勒, 叶克勒 (yèkèlè)

See also

• Appendix:Glossary of chordophones

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Old English

Alternative forms

• iġl, īl

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (“hedgehog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈijil/

Noun

iġil m (nominative plural iġilas)

1. hedgehog; porcupine

Declension

Declension of igil (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	iġil	iġilas
accusative	iġil	iġilas
genitive	iġiles	iġila
dative	iġile	iġilum

Descendants

• Middle English: ile

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *igilaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰis (“hedgehog”). Cognate with Russian ёж (jož), Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos), Old English igel.

Noun

igil m

1. hedgehog

Descendants

• German: Igel