īlens

Etymology
Traditionally, this word is seen as borrowed from, perhaps via. The 🇨🇬 e was very narrow (tense), so it was replaced by ī when borrowed. This loanword is first mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries. A more recent theory, however, connects to, , and with 🇨🇬, where il- apparently refers to something sharp (fang, horn, stinger), in which case  might be a retention rather than a borrowing, ultimately from , , , from , , via a probable.

Noun

 * 1) awl pointed instrument for piercing small holes