տաքդեղ

Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Armenian տաքդեղ (takʻdeġ).

Pronunciation

Noun

տաքդեղ • (takʻdeġ)

  1. pepper (plant of the family Piperaceae)
    Synonyms: պղպեղ (pġpeġ), բիբար (bibar)
    • ca. 1680–1684, Baṙ girg taliani [An Armenian–Italian Dictionary published in Venice] page 57:[1]
      տաքդեղ․ փէվէրէ
      takʻdeġ; pʻēvērē
      տաքդեղ (takʻdeġ) = pevere
  2. pepper (plant of the genus Capsicum)
    Synonyms: պղպեղ (pġpeġ), բիբար (bibar)

Declension

References

  1. Orengo, Alessandro (2019) “Il ԲԱՌ ԳԻՐԳ ՏԱԼԻԱՆԻ Un dizionario armeno-italiano del XVII secolo”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, page 244

Middle Armenian

Alternative forms

  • տաքտեղ (takʻteġ)

Etymology

From տաք (takʻ, hot) + դեղ (deġ, grass, herb). For a similar formation compare Turkish isot (red pepper), from ısı (heat) + ot (grass).

Noun

տաքդեղ • (takʻdeġ)

  1. pepper (plant of the family Piperaceae)

Descendants

  • Armenian: տաքդեղ (takʻdeġ)

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “տաք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S., Avetisyan, H. M. (2009) “տաքտեղ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
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