haç

See also: hac, HAC, and hạc

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Armenian խաչ (xačʿ, “cross”).[1]

Noun

haç (Cyrillic хач)

  1. cross

References
  1. Pedersen, Holger (1906), “Armenisch und die Nachbarsprachen”, in Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung auf dem Gebiete der Indogermanischen Sprachen (in German), volume 39, issue 3, pages 462—463

Turkish
haç

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish خاچ‎ (haç), هاچ‎ (haç), from Middle Armenian խաչ (xačʿ, “cross”).[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [hɑtʃ]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

haç (definite accusative haçı, plural haçlar)

  1. Christian cross
    haç çıkarmak ― to make [draw] the sign of the cross upon oneself, to cross oneself
    gamalı haç ― swastika
    Kızıl Haç Cemiyeti ― Red Cross Organization

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References
  1. Pedersen, Holger (1906), “Armenisch und die Nachbarsprachen”, in Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung auf dem Gebiete der Indogermanischen Sprachen (in German), volume 39, issue 3, pages 462—463
  2. Lidén, Evald (1927), “Der armenische Name des Kreuzes”, in Handes Amsorya‎ (in German), volume 41, issue 11–12, columns 765–766
  3. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), “խաչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 334b
  4. Dankoff, Robert (1995) Armenian Loanwords in Turkish (Turcologica; 21), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, page 162
  5. Eren, Hasan (1999), “haç”, in Türk Dilinin Etimolojik Sözlüğü [Etymological Dictionary of the Turkish Language] (in Turkish), Ankara: Bizim Büro Basım Evi, page 31a
  6. Nişanyan, Sevan (2015-04-29), “haç”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.