դալ

Etymology

From Old Armenian դալ (dal); see it for more.

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): [dɑl]

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Noun

դալ • (dal)

1. colostrum, beestings
2. a food made of cooked colostrum

Alternative forms

• դայլ (dayl) (the existence of this by-form is uncertain)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁-l-i(e)h₂-, from *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck”). Cognates include Latin filius, Middle Irish del (“nipple”), Ancient Greek θηλή (thēlḗ, “teat, nipple”), Lithuanian dėlė̃ (“leech”), Old English delu (“teat”), Albanian dele (“sheep, ewe”). Related to դիեմ (diem).

Noun

դալ • (dal)

1. colostrum, beestings

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “դալ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “դալ”, 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, page 229
• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “դալ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy