ճաղ

Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Armenian ճաղ (čaġ), from Georgian ჭალი (č̣ali, spoke of a cart, waggon), shortened from რჭალი (rč̣ali), ჭრჭელი (č̣rč̣eli).

Pronunciation

Noun

ճաղ • (čaġ)

  1. knitting needle
    Synonym: շյուղ (šyuġ)
  2. rod, bar (of a fence, gate, window, etc.)
    ճաղերի ետևումčaġeri etewumbehind the bars (in the jail)
  3. baluster
  4. each of the teeth of a comb, hackle
  5. spoke of a wheel
  6. each of the ribs of an umbrella
  7. each of thin rods in the headboard of a bed
  8. thin metal rod having various uses

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Kurdish:
    Northern Kurdish: cax
  • Turkish: cağ

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ճաղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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