Armenian

Noun

ծիլ • ‎(cil)

1. sprout, bud
2. (figuratively) first stages, germ

Declension

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• ծիղ ‎(cił)
• ծիւղ ‎(ciwł)

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Noun

ծիլ • ‎(cil)

1. sprout, bud, haulm

   ծիլ արձակել‎ ― cil arjakel ― to bud, to put forth buds, to shoot, to sprout, to germinate

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: ծիլ ‎(cil)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ծիլ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “ծիլ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ծիլ”, 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 341