գայլ

Armenian

գայլ

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian գայլ (gayl). The inherited form is գել (gel).

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɡɑjl]
  • (file)

Noun

գայլ (gayl)

  1. wolf

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology 1

Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (wolf)[1][2], but there are great phonetic problems.

Therefore others prefer derivation from Proto-Indo-European *waylos (howler, wolf), which replaced the usual Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (wolf) due to taboo.[3]

Georgian მგელი (mgeli), Laz მგერი (mgeri) and Mingrelian გერი (geri) are probably borrowed from Armenian.

Alternative forms

  • գայղ (gaył)

Noun

գայլ (gayl)

  1. wolf
    գայլ մատակgayl matakshe-wolf
    կորիւն գայլոյkoriwn gayloywolf's cub
    ցնկնիլ գայլոյcʿnknil gayloywhelping
    ոռնալ գայլոյoṙnal gayloyhowling
Declension
Derived terms
  • գայլաբար (gaylabar)
  • գայլաբարոյ (gaylabaroy)
  • գայլաբարու (gaylabaru)
  • գայլաբերան (gaylaberan)
  • գայլագռաւ (gaylagṙaw)
  • գայլախազ (gaylaxaz)
  • գայլախազեայ (gaylaxazeay)
  • գայլակեր (gaylaker)
  • գայլակերպ (gaylakerp)
  • գայլակորիւն (gaylakoriwn)
  • գայլահազ (gaylahaz)
  • գայլահալած (gaylahalac)
  • գայլանամ (gaylanam)
  • գայլապատառ (gaylapataṙ)
  • գայլապէս (gaylapēs)
  • գայլառ (gaylaṙ)
  • գայլավատնեալ (gaylavatneal)
  • գայլեղէն (gaylełēn)
  • գայլենի (gayleni)
  • գայլխոտ (gaylxot)
  • գայլութիւն (gaylutʿiwn)
  • մարդագայլ (mardagayl)
  • մռզգայլիմ (mṙzgaylim)
Descendants

References

  1. Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1940) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 42–43
  2. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), գայլ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  3. Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 196

Further reading

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), գայլ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), գայլ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy

Etymology 2

From գայլ (gayl, wolf), a semantic loan from Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos, wolf; bit for a horse).[1] Compare also Latin lupus (wolf; bit with jagged teeth).

Alternative forms

Noun

գայլ (gayl)

  1. muzzle, cover for nose and mouth, bit
    գայլ ի բերան ածել, արկանել, հարկանելgayl i beran acel, arkanel, harkanelto gag
Declension

References

  1. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), գայլ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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