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դագաղ

դագաղ

Armenian

Noun

դագաղ (dagał)

  1. coffin

Declension


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • դագեղ (dageł)

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *dʰogʷ-, *dʰegʷʰ- (to burn), from the custom of cremating the corpses.

Noun

դագաղ (dagał)

  1. bier
  2. litter
  3. gridiron, grate (torture mechanism)

Declension

Usage notes

Classically used only in the plural.

Derived terms

  • դագաղաւոր (dagaławor)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), դագաղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), դագաղ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), դագաղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), դագաղ”, in Sargsyan, Vahan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, ISBN 978-9939-50-121-5