хол

See also: хөл

Archi

Etymology

Akin to Lezgi гъил (ġil).

Noun

хол (xol)

1. hand

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from English hall, possibly via Russian холл (xoll). Originally referring to the largest room in an apartment, with the modern meaning having evolved after the spread of block building construction in Bulgaria after the 1950's. Etymologically a doublet of ха́ле (hále, “hall, depository”) (borrowed instead from German Halle).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [xɔɫ]

Noun

хол • (hol) m

1. living room

Declension

Declension of хол

	singular	plural
indefinite	хол hol	хо́лове hólove
definite (subject form)	хо́лът hólǎt	хо́ловете hólovete
definite (object form)	хо́ла hóla
count form	—	хо́ла hóla

Related terms

• хлев (hlev, “swain pen”) (dialectal)
• киле́р (kilér, “celler”) (of Latin origin)

References

• “хол”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “хол”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Ingush

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *xoola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈχʷol/

Noun

хол • (xol) class bd

1. haystack

References

• Nichols, Johanna B. (2004) “хол”, in Ingush–English and English–Ingush Dictionary, London and New York: Routledge, page 162
• Kurkijev, A. S. (2005) “хол”, in Ингушско-русский словарь [Ingush–Russian Dictionary], Magas: Serdalo, page 429

Kalmyk

Adjective

хол • (xol)

1. far

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *kola. Cognate with Buryat холо (xolo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /χɔɬ/

Adjective

хол • (xol) (Mongolian spelling ᠬᠣᠯᠠ (qola))

1. far

Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kol (“upper arm, hand”). Akin to the Yakut term below, but a false cognate with the Archi term above.

Noun

хол • (xol) (definite accusative холду, plural холдар)

1. hand

Yakut

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kol (“upper arm, hand”). Akin to the Tuvan term above, and see Bashkir ҡул (qul) for more cognates.

Noun

хол • (qol)

1. (anatomy) arm
2. (zootomy) front leg

   Antonym: буут (buut)

Coordinate terms

• хары (qarı, “forearm”)