دنگل
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *tenggel, *deŋgil (“axle”).
Noun
دنگل • (dingil)
- axle
Alternative forms
- دینگل (dingil), دینگیل (dingil)
Descendants
- Turkish: dingil
- → Armenian: տինկիլ (tinkil)
Etymology 2
A popular blend of ازگیل (ezgil, “medlar”) with the stem of دونمك (dönmek, “to turn around”), the fruit being reminiscent of round forms in several ways.
Noun
دنگل • (döngel, düngel, düngül)
- medlar (fruit and tree)
Alternative forms
- دونگل (döngel)
Descendants
- Turkish: döngel, töngel
References
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “دنگل”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 2149
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687), “Mespilum”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum, Vienna, column 1043
Persian
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
دنگل • (dangil, dingil)
- disproportionate, of inconcinnous shape
- impudent, of rude manners
- foolish, fatuous
Noun
دنگل • (dangil, dingil)
- wittol, cuckold privy to his wife's infidelity
Etymology 2
Of Turkic origin. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term..
Adjective
دنگل • (dangal)
- sitting knee to knee
Alternative forms
- دنگادنگ (dang-â-dang)
Noun
دنگل • (dangal)
- crowd
Descendants
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: दंगल (daṅgal, “arena”), दंगा (daṅgā, “riot; disturbance”)
- Urdu: دنگل (daṅgal, “arena”), دنگا (dangā, “riot; disturbance”)
References
- Henning, Walter Bruno (1940), “Sogdica”, in Selected Papers (Acta Iranica; 15), volume 2, Teheran-Liège / Leiden: Bibliothèque Pahlavi / E. J. Brill, published 1977, →ISBN, page 50
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “دنگل”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 2149
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “دنگل”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- Vullers, Johann August (1855), “دنگل”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum (in Latin), volume I, Bonn: Adolf Marcus, page 914