Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian մաղձ (małj).

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Noun

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մաղձ (maġj)

  1. bile, gall
  2. (figuratively) gall, spleen, rancour, wrath

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Etymology

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If the original meaning is “gall bladder”, then perhaps inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥ǵʰ-, zero-grade of *melǵʰ- (to swell) and cognate with Sanskrit मल्ह (malhá, having teats in the dewlap) and Avestan 𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬁𐬥𐬀 (mərəzāna, belly).

Noun

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մաղձ (małj)

  1. bile, gall
    սեաւ մաղձseaw małjblack bile, atrabiliary humour
    անցք մաղձիancʻkʻ małjigall-duct, -pipe
    աւազ մաղձիawaz małjigall-stone
  2. (figuratively) gall, spleen, rancour, wrath
    ի դառնութեան մաղձի կալi daṙnutʻean małji kalto be in a very bad humour
    թափել զմաղձնtʻapʻel zmałjnto discharge one's bile, to vent one's spleen

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  • Armenian: մաղձ (maġj)

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