Armenian

Noun

տապեղ • ‎(tapeł)

1. (rare) backgammon

Declension

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• տապալի ‎(tapali) (tapali)
• տապաղի ‎(tapałi) (tapałi)

Etymology

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

Noun

տապեղ • ‎(tapeł)

1. backgammon board

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: տապեղ ‎(tapeł)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “տապեղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “տապեղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy