پیاله

See also: بيالة

Persian

Alternative forms

  • پیغاله (payğâla)

Etymology

From Middle Persian pygʾl (*paygāl, cup, goblet). Compare Mazanderani پیلکا (pilëkā), Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē, cup, bowl), Khotanese [script needed] (phalau, flat dish, bowl).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

پیاله (piyâle) (plural پیاله‌ها (piyâle-hâ))

  1. a glass cup or chalice
  2. beaker

Descendants

  • → Azeri: piyalə
  • → Ottoman Turkish: پیاله (piyâle)
    • Turkish: piyale
    • → Russian: пиала (piala)
    • → Ukrainian: піала (piala)
  • → Uzbek: piyola

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “*paygāl”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 67
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