ճաղ

Armenian

Etymology

From Georgian ჭალი (čali, spoke of a cart, waggon), shortened from რჭალი (rčali), ჭრჭელი (črčeli).

Pronunciation

Noun

ճաղ  (čał)

  1. knitting needle
  2. rod, bar (of a fence, gate, window, etc.)
    ճաղերի ետևում (č̣aġeri etevum) — behind the bars (in the jail)
  3. baluster
  4. each of the teeth of a comb, hackle
  5. spoke of a wheel
  6. each of the ribs of an umbrella
  7. each of thin rods in the headboard of a bed
  8. thin metal rod having various uses

Declension

Synonyms

  • (knitting needle): շյուղ (šyuġ)

Derived terms

References

  • ճաղ in Hračʿeay Ačaṙean (1926–35), Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (Yerevan: Yerevan State University), 2nd ed., 1971–79

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