Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian դագաղ (dagał); see it for more.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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դագաղ (dagaġ)

  1. coffin

Declension

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *dʰogʷ-, *dʰegʷʰ- (to burn), from the custom of cremating the corpses.

Noun

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դագաղ (dagał)

  1. bier
  2. litter
  3. gridiron, grate (torture mechanism)

Usage notes

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Classically used only in the plural.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: դագաղ (dagaġ)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դագաղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դագաղ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “դագաղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “դագաղ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik