Armenian

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Etymology

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From Middle Armenian պլոր (plor), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (to swell).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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պլոր (plor)

  1. (dialectal, vulgar) testicle
  2. (dialectal, vulgar) scrotum, ball sack

Declension

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Synonyms

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Middle Armenian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (to swell) + -որ (-or). Cognate with Old Norse bǫllr (ball, testicle), Sanskrit बुलि (buli, buttocks; vulva). Related to բոլոր (bolor), պուպուլ (pupul), պլլիկ (pllik).

Noun

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պլոր (plor)

  1. testicle

Descendants

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  • Armenian: պլոր (plor)

References

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  • Ġazaryan, Ṙuben, Avetisyan, Henrik (2009) “պլոր”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “բլուր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press