կաղաղ

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /kɑˈʁɑʁ/,
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /ɡɑˈʁɑʁ/,
• Hyphenation: կա‧ղաղ

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian կաղաղ (kałał).

կաղաղ • (kaġaġ)

1. den, lair

   Synonyms: բույն (buyn), որջ (orǰ)

The origin is uncertain. Martirosyan suggests connection with Persian چغاله (čağâla, “unripe fruit”).

կաղաղ • (kaġaġ)

1. (dialectal) unripe, green walnut to make sweets with

• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 347

From Proto-Indo-European *gwol- +‎ -աղ (-ał). Cognates include Lithuanian guõlis (“den, lair, bed”), gùltas (“bed, lair”), Latvian guļa and perhaps Ancient Greek γωλεός (gōleós, “hole”).

կաղաղ • (kałał)

1. den, lair

• → Armenian: կաղաղ (kaġaġ) (learned)

• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կաղաղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կաղաղ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կաղաղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 346