Armenian

Noun

դալ • ‎(dal)

1. colostrum, beestings
2. a food made of cooked colostrum

Declension

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• դայլ ‎(dayl) (the existence of this by-form is uncertain)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁-l-i(e)h₂-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‎(“to suck”). Cognates include Latin filius, Middle Irish del ‎(“nipple”), Ancient Greek θηλή ‎(thēlḗ, “teat, nipple”), Lithuanian dėlė̃ ‎(“leech”), Old English delu ‎(“teat”), Albanian dele ‎(“sheep, ewe”). Related to դիեմ ‎(diem).

Noun

դալ • ‎(dal)

1. colostrum, beestings

Descendants

• Armenian: դալ ‎(dal)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “դալ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “դալ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “դալ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 229