ցօղուն

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The original spelling is ցաւղուն (cʻawłun), of uncertain origin. Has been considered an inheritance from Proto-Indo-European, as a cognate of Ancient Greek καλάμη (kalámē) or of Latin caulis and Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós), but there are phonetic irregularities in both cases.

Noun

ցօղուն • (cʻōłun)

  1. stalk, stem, blade (of a plant)
  2. straw

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: ցողուն (cʻoġun) (learned)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “ցօղուն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 466b
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ցօղուն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, pages 625–626
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ցօղուն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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