ψαλόν

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, from the same Pre-Greek root of ψάλιον (psálion, “curb-chain”), ψέλιον (psélion, “ring worn by the Persians”) and σπαλίων (spalíōn, “wicker roof”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /psa.lón/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /psaˈlon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /psaˈlon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /psaˈlon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /psaˈlon/

Noun

ψαλόν • (psalón)

Hesychius' gives the definition as: εἶδος (eîdos, “kind”) χαλινοῦ (khalinoû, “of bridle”).

References

Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill
Hesychius' Lexicon: ψ

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