փայլ

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Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian փայլ (pʻayl).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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փայլ (pʻayl)

  1. glitter, lustre, brilliance; shine; radiance
    արևի փայլըarewi pʻayləthe brilliance of sun
  2. (figuratively) magnificence, gorgeousness; lustre

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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  • փաղ- (pʻał-), փող- (pʻoł-) (in compounds)

Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *(s)pʰel- (to shine). Cognates include Sanskrit स्फुलिङ्ग (sphul-iṅga, spark of fire), फल्गु (phalgú, red, reddish), Latvian spulgot (to shine), German flinkern (to shine), Latin splendeo (shine), etc.

Noun

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փայլ (pʻayl)

  1. shine, brilliance, lustre, glitter, splendour
    փայլ զփայլի տալpʻayl zpʻayli talto shine

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Adjective

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փայլ (pʻayl)

  1. shining, brilliant, glittering
    փայլ ի փայլpʻayl i pʻaylextremely bright, dazzling; sparklingly

Usage notes

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Beside փայլ- (pʻayl-), the word has also the combining forms փաղ- (pʻał-) and փող- (pʻoł-).

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: փայլ (pʻayl)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “փայլ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “փայլ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press