صقال

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *sakal (“beard”); cognate with Azerbaijani saqqal, Kyrgyz сакал (sakal), Tuvan сал (sal) and Chuvash сухал (suh̬al).

Noun

صقال • (sakal)

  1. beard, facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck
    Synonym: ریش‎ (riş)
  2. whisker, that part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face
  3. (nautical) dolphin striker under the end of a ship's bowsprit

Derived terms

  • صقاللو‎ (sakallı, “bearded”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: sakal
  • → Armenian: սախալ (saxal)

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