կզակ

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian կզակ (kzak).

Pronunciation

Noun

կզակ • (kzak)

  1. chin
    Synonym: դունչ (dunčʻ)
  2. (dialectal, Vozm) soft palate, velum
    Synonym: կատիկ (katik)

Declension

Derived terms

  • արյունկզակ (aryunkzak)
  • ենթակզակ (entʻakzak)
  • ենթակզակային (entʻakzakayin)
  • լայնակզակ (laynakzak)
  • կզակային (kzakayin)
  • կրկնակզակ (krknakzak)

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կզակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Old Armenian

Etymology

An Iranian borrowing: compare Sogdian [script needed] (kwcʾk, mouth; beak), [script needed] (kwcʾ, mouth).[1] Probably related to Old Armenian կոզ-պատ (koz-pat, woman's veil).

Noun

կզակ • (kzak)

  1. jaw, muzzle; chin
    • 5th century, Bible, Job 40.26:[2]
      Եթէ կապիցե՞ս անուր ի քիթս նորա․ անցուցանիցե՞ս դանդանաւանդ ընդ կզակս նորա։
      Etʻē kapicʻe?s anur i kʻitʻs nora; ancʻucʻanicʻe?s dandanawand ənd kzaks nora.
      • Translation by Claude E. Cox
        Will you attach a ring in its snout? Will you pass a bit through its chin?

Usage notes

In Job, translates Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos).

Declension

Derived terms

  • կզակակապ (kzakakap)

Descendants

  • Armenian: կզակ (kzak)
    • Turkish: gec'ak (Hemşin)

References

  1. Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, pages 244, 888
  2. Cox, Claude E. (2006) Armenian Job: reconstructed Greek text, critical edition of the Armenian with English translation (Hebrew University Armenian studies; 8), Leuven – Paris – Dudley, MA: Peeters, page 260

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կզակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կզակ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Bläsing, Uwe (1995) Armenisch-Türkisch. Etymologische Betrachtungen ausgehend von Materialien aus dem Hemşingebiet (Dutch Studies in Armenian Language and Literature; 4) (in German), Amsterdam and Atlanta: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 62
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “կզակ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կզակ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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