կաղաղ

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Armenian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian կաղաղ (kałał).

Noun[edit]

կաղաղ (kaġaġ)

  1. den, lair
    Synonyms: բույն (buyn), որջ (orǰ)
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

The origin is uncertain. Martirosyan suggests connection with Persian چغاله (čağâla, unripe fruit).

Noun[edit]

կաղաղ (kaġaġ)

  1. (dialectal) unripe, green walnut to make sweets with
Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 347

Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *gwol- +‎ -աղ (-ał). Cognates include Lithuanian guõlis (den, lair, bed), gùltas (bed, lair), Latvian guļa and perhaps Ancient Greek γωλεός (gōleós, hole).

Noun[edit]

կաղաղ (kałał)

  1. den, lair

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: կաղաղ (kaġaġ) (learned)

References[edit]

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կաղաղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կաղաղ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կաղաղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 346