խոյլ

• խոլ (xol)

The origin is uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂ewl- and cognate with Ancient Greek κήλη (kḗlē, “tumour; rupture, hernia”), Proto-Germanic *haulaz (“breach, crack; rupture, hernia”), Proto-Slavic *kỳla (“outgrowth, hernia”). Alternatively, related to Russian шуло́ (šuló, “testicle”).

խոյլ • (xoyl)

1. swelling, tumour, gland
2. spot, stain, blot
3. swelling of the lymphatic glands, scrofulous gland

• Middle Armenian: խուլ (xul)
• Armenian: խուլ (xul), խույլ (xuyl)

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