Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian նկուղ (nkuł); see it for more.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

նկուղ (nkuġ)

  1. basement, cellar
  2. storehouse, pantry
  3. any low, dark house or structure, especially underground

Usage notes edit

In colloquial speech Russian подвал (podval) is used instead, pronounced as [pɑdˈvɑl].

Declension edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

The origin is uncertain. Perhaps an Iranian borrowing: compare Persian نغول (noğul, deep place).

Noun edit

նկուղ (nkuł)

  1. basement, cellar
  2. pantry, storeroom
  3. caravanserai

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: նկուղ (nkuġ)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879), “նկուղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “նկուղ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “նկուղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press