ձուկ

Armenian

Alternative forms

  • ձուգ (jug) dialectal

Etymology

Inherited from Old Armenian ձուկն (jukn).

Pronunciation

Noun

ձուկ • (juk)

  1. fish
  2. (anatomy) calf muscle (triceps surae)
    Synonym: կռաջիլ (kṙaǰil)
  3. (dialectal) a lightning flashing far on the horizon

Usage notes

Has the combining form ձկն- (jkn-), as in Old Armenian.

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “ձուկ”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
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