փող

Armenian

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Etymology 1

From Old Armenian փող (pʻoł).

Noun

փող • (pʻoġ)

1. (somewhat colloquial) money

   փող աշխատել ― pʻoġ ašxatel ― to earn money

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Etymology 2

From Old Armenian փող (pʻoł).

Noun

փող • (pʻoġ)

1. tubular part of various objects
   1. muzzle, barrel of a weapon
   2. (anatomy) any of various tubular organs
   3. (music) wind instruments in general; trumpet in particular
   4. (dated) throat; neck; esophagus

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Old Armenian

Etymology 1

The origin is uncertain.

Noun

փող • (pʻoł)

1. narrow passage

   փող ծխաքարշի ― pʻoł cxakʻarši ― shank of a tobacco-pipe

   փող գրչի ― pʻoł grčʻi ― barrel

   փող հրազինուց ― pʻoł hrazinucʻ ― gun-barrel

2. (by extension, usually in the plural) throat; neck

   փող սրուակի ― pʻoł sruaki ― neck or gullet of a bottle

   ունել զոք զփողից ― unel zokʻ zpʻołicʻ ― to seize or take one by the throat, to arrest

3. (by extension) nostril
4. (by extension) corridor, lobby, passage, gallery
5. (by extension) a narrow passage between gardens
6. (by extension) conduit, canal; reed

   փող կապարեայ ― pʻoł kapareay ― lead-pipe, conduit-pipe

7. (by extension, music) trumpet, horn; tube, pipe

   փող ականջաց ― pʻoł akanǰacʻ ― ear-trumpet

   ձայնատար փող ― jaynatar pʻoł ― speaking-trumpet

   հնչիւն փողոյ ― hnčʻiwn pʻołoy ― blast of trumpet

   ի ձայն փողոյ ― i jayn pʻołoy ― by sound of trumpet

   փող հարկանել, հնչեցուցանել ― pʻoł harkanel, hnčʻecʻucʻanel ― to trumpet, to sound the trumpet, to wind or blow the horn, to play on the horn

   փող երգեհոնի ― pʻoł ergehoni ― organ-pipe

8. (by extension, figuratively) preacher, apostle

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Descendants

• Armenian: փող (pʻoġ), փողք (pʻoġkʻ)

Etymology 2

From Persian پول (pul, “change, small money”).

Noun

փող • (pʻoł)

1. small money, asper, mite, sou, halfpenny

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Derived terms

• լումափող (lumapʻoł)
• փողեան (pʻołean)
• փողերանոց (pʻołeranocʻ)

Descendants

• Armenian: փող (pʻoġ)

References

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