կակալ

Armenian

Etymology

Probably a Kartvelian borrowing; compare Georgian კაკალი (ḳaḳali), Laz კაკალი (ḳaḳali), Mingrelian კაკალი (ḳaḳali, grain; piece). See also կակալա (kakala).

Pronunciation

Noun

կակալ (kakal)

  1. (dialectal) walnut
  2. (dialectal) eyeball

Declension

Synonyms

References

  • Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2001–2012), կակալ”, in Hayocʿ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectological Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 346
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