The Ancient Macedonian word ἀλίη
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| IPA | ǎli.ɛː |
| Meaning | boar |
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The etymology of this word is uncertain |
| See also |
Greek: πεταλίς
‘little female pig’ Greek: κάπρος ‘boar’ Tocharian B: alaṃ / alyi ‘male animal’ |
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Hesychius There's no convining etymology available. For commentary see Sturz 1808, Hoffmann 1906 and 1928, Μaas 1925, Pisani 1937, Kalleris 1954, Douglas Q. Adams (2017). |
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Other words that might be of interest |
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| πέχαρι ‘deer’, χάρων ‘lion’, γοτάν ‘swine’, ἵππος ‘horse’, πέλλη(ς) ‘cow, oxen’ | |