օղի

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian օղի; see it for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

օղի  (ōłi)

  1. vodka

Declension

Synonyms

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Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The original spelling is աւղի, from Proto-Indo-European *alut- +‎  (derivational suffix). Cognates include Ossetian æлутон (a kind of magical beer), Lithuanian alus, Old East Slavic олъ (fermented drink), and Proto-Germanic *alu (English ale). Georgian ალუდი (aludi), ლუდი (ludi, beer) is related.

Noun

օղի  (ōłi)  (singular genitive օղւոյ)

  1. strong fermented drink, intoxicating beverage

Declension

Derived terms

  • ամբրաւօղի
  • արմաւօղի
  • գարօղի
  • մեղրօղի

Descendants

References

  • օղի in Mathias Bedrossian (1879), New Dictionary Armenian-English (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)
  • օղի in G. Awetikʿean, X. Siwrmēlean, M. Awgerean (1836–37), Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)
  • օղի in Hračʿeay Ačaṙean (1926–35), Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (Yerevan: Yerevan State University), 2nd ed., 1971–79
  • “awłi” in Hrach Martirosyan (2009), Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Brill Academic Publishers)
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