դագաղ

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian դագաղ (dagał); see it for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

դագաղ (dagaġ)

  1. coffin

Declension

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

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)

Usage notes

Classically used only in the plural.

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: դագաղ (dagaġ)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դագաղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դագաղ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “դագաղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “դագաղ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik