խոյլ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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).

Noun

խոյլ (xoyl)

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

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

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

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (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
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), խոյլ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 330–331
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), խոյլ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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