chaúl

Pumpokol

Alternative forms

  • xaúl (M.)

Etymology

A compound of cha (“bitter?”) +‎ ul (“water”), whose first constituent is uncertain, perhaps derived from Proto-Yeniseian *ɢojq (“bile, gall; bitter”)?

Noun

chaúl (M.)

  1. (alcoholic beverages) brandy

Further reading

  • Werner, Heinrich (2005), Die Jenissej-Sprachen des 18. Jahrhunderts, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 180
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