axil

See also: áxil

English

Etymology

Latin axilla. Doublet of axilla.

Pronunciation
  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈæk.sɪl/, /ˈæk.səl/
  • Rhymes: -æksəl
  • Homophones: axel, axle

Noun

axil (plural axils)

  1. (botany) The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs.

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a conflation of Old English eax and Old Norse ǫxull.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaksəl/

Noun

axil (plural axils)

  1. axle (pole which a wheel revolves around)

Derived terms

Descendants
  • English: axle
  • Scots: aixle

References

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *āgïl. Compare Turkish ağıl.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈxɪl/

Noun

axil m (Arabic spelling ئاخل)

  1. fenced-in area for sheep or cattle, pen, corral

Declension
Declension of axil
Definite masculine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative axil axil
Construct axilê axilên
Oblique axilî axilan
Demonstrative oblique wî axilî wan axilan
Vocative axilo axilino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative axilek axilin
Construct axilekî axiline
Oblique axilekî axilinan

References
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “axil”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎, with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 15
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