տապեղ

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian տապեղ (tapeł).

Pronunciation

Noun

տապեղ • (tapeġ)

  1. (rare) backgammon
    Synonym: նարդի (nardi)

Declension

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • տապալի (tapali), տապաղի (tapałi)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τάβλα (tábla), from Latin tabula (table, playing board). The correspondence of Greek β (b) to Armenian պ (p) is irregular. See also նարտ (nart).

Noun

տապեղ • (tapeł)

  1. backgammon board

Derived terms

  • տապեղուլունք (tapełulunkʻ)

Descendants

  • Armenian: տապեղ (tapeġ)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “տապեղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “տապեղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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