ծոծորակ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ծոծորակ (cocorak).

Pronunciation

Noun

ծոծորակ • (cocorak)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of ծոծրակ (cocrak)

Declension

References

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The origin is unknown. Looks like a reduplication of an unknown root *ծոր (*cor). Perhaps related with ծործորակ (corcorak, little valley).

Noun

ծոծորակ • (cocorak)

  1. nape of the neck
    խորոփիք ծոծորակիxoropʿikʿ cocorakinape
  2. occiput, back of the head

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: ծոծրակ (cocrak)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879), ծոծորակ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ծոծորակ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ծոծորակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), ծոծորակ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.