ծալ-ծալ

Armenian

Alternative forms

• ծալծալ (calcal)

Etymology

Reduplication of ծալ (cal).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /t͡sɑlˈt͡sɑl/, [t͡sɑlt͡sɑ́l]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /d͡zɑlˈd͡zɑl/, [d͡zɑld͡zɑ́l]

Adverb

ծալ-ծալ • (cal-cal)

1. with folds, pleats, creases; giving folds, pleats, creases
2. having folds, pleats, creases
3. (figuratively) wavily, ripplingly
4. (figuratively) wrinkly, furrowed
5. (figuratively) layered