igil

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Tuvan игил (igil).

Noun[edit]

igil (plural igils)

  1. (music) A string instrument with a teardrop-shaped body and two strings, played with a bow, originating in Tuvan folk music.

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *igil.

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Noun[edit]

iġil m (nominative plural iġilas)

  1. hedgehog; porcupine

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  • Middle English: il

Old High German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *igil. Cognate with Russian ёж (jož), Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos), Old English igel.

Noun[edit]

igil m

  1. hedgehog

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