պլոր

Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Armenian պլոր (plor).

Pronunciation

Noun

պլոր (plor)

  1. (dialectal, vulgar) testicle
  2. (dialectal, vulgar) scrotum, ball sack

Declension

Synonyms


Middle Armenian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bul-, a variant of *bʰel- (to swell), + -որ (-or). Cognate with Old Norse bǫllr (ball, testicle), Sanskrit बुलि (buli, buttocks; vulva). Related to բոլոր (bolor), պուպուլ (pupul), պլլիկ (pllik).

Noun

պլոր (plor)

  1. testicle

Descendants

References

  • Łazaryan, Ṙ. S.; Avetisyan, H. M. (2009), պլոր”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), բլուր”, 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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