կուրծ

See also: կուրծք

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian կուրծ-ք (kurc-kʻ).

Pronunciation

Noun

կուրծ • (kurc)

  1. udder

Declension

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “կուրծ”, 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 667a
  • կուրծ”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1974, page 248b

Old Armenian

Etymology

Either from the root of կրծեմ (krcem, to gnaw), as if “something for gnawing”, or the root of կուրծք (kurckʻ, breast), because the stump is in the middle.

Noun

կուրծ • (kurc)

  1. cabbage-stump, cabbage-stalk

Derived terms

  • կաղամբակուրծ (kałambakurc)

Descendants

  • Armenian: կուրծ (kurc)
  • Georgian: კურწი (ḳurc̣i)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կուրծ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կուրծ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կուրծ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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