թոխոր

Armenian

Etymology

An Ardeal dialect word.[1][2] Borrowed from some Slavic descendant of Proto-Slavic *dъxorь (polecat); note especially Old East Slavic дохорь (doxorĭ). Cognate with Armeno-Kipchak դխոր (tχor).

Pronunciation

Noun

թոխոր • (tʻoxor) (Ardeal)

  1. polecat, European polecat, Mustela putorius
    Synonym: ժանտաքիս (žantakʻis)

Usage notes

Most references[3][4][5] mistakenly identify with the beech marten, Martes foina.

Declension

Descendants

  • Hungarian: Thochor

References

  1. Szongott, Kristóf (1898) A magyarhoni örmény családok genealogiája [Genealogy of Armenian families in Hungary] (in Hungarian), Szamosújvár: Aurora, page 172
  2. Száva, Sándor (2020) “թօխօր”, in Xōskʻatʻuġtʻ haynak-angəlnak [Dictionary of the Armenian Dialect of Central Eastern Europe], Beau Bassin, page 107
  3. J̌axǰaxean, Manuēl (1837) “թոխոր”, in Baṙgirkʻ i barbaṙ hay ew italakan [Armenian–Italian Dictionary], volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 577b
  4. Kʻaǰuni, Manuēl (1891) “fouine”, in Baṙgirkʻ aruesticʻ ew gitutʻeancʻ ew gełecʻik dprutʻeancʻ [Dictionary of Arts and Sciences and Belles Lettres], volume I (overall work in Old Armenian and French), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 889
  5. Kʻaǰuni, Manuēl (1893) “թոխոր”, in Baṙgirkʻ aruesticʻ ew gitutʻeancʻ ew gełecʻik dprutʻeancʻ. Hamaṙōt baṙgirkʻ gitutʻeancʻ ew aruesticʻ ew gełecʻik dprutʻeancʻ hayerēn-gałłieren [Dictionary of Arts and Sciences and Belles Lettres. Concise Armenian–French Dictionary of Arts and Sciences and Belles Lettres], volume III (overall work in Old Armenian and French), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 81a

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “թոխոր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 193b, unaware of the origin, connects with թոխորն (tʻoxorn)
  • Awgerean, Mkrtičʻ, Čēlalean, Grigor (1865) “թոխոր”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui [Pocket Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 328a
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “թոխոր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “թոխոր”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 270a, unaware of the origin
  • Pʻēštəmalčean, Grigor (1844) “թոխոր”, in Baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui. Mnacʻordkʻ baṙicʻ aṙaǰin hatoroys [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. The Remainder of Words of the First Volume], volume I, Constantinople: Boghos Arabian Press, page 156b
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