Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
կոճ-. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
կոճ-, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
կոճ- in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
կոճ- you have here. The definition of the word
կոճ- will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
կոճ-, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Old Armenian
Etymology
The origin is uncertain. Similar development of senses (see կոճ (koč)) is found in Latin truncus and Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος (astrágalos). Martirosyan assumes the basic meaning to be ‘to beat, break’ and derives կոճ- (koč-) from կոծ- (koc-, “to beat”).
Akin to Georgian კოჭი (ḳoč̣i), Laz კონჭი (ǩonç̌i), Mingrelian კონჭი (ḳonč̣i).
Root
կոճ- • (koč-)
- to break; to chop off, to lop off, to cut off
- *կոճեմ ― *kočem ― to strike; to break; to cut off
- կոշկոճեմ ― koškočem ― to beat
- tree trunk with branches lopped away
- կոճ ― koč ― log, beam
- կոճղ ― kočł ― tree trunk
- protruding bony part on the body (because of the likeness to a rough piece of wood or to a trunk of a tree)
- կոճ ― koč ― anklebone, knucklebone
- spherical parts on plants
- կոճակ ― kočak ― bud, germ
- կոճղէզ ― kočłēz ― bulbous root
- կոճ վրացի ― koč vracʻi ― hellebore
- կոճապղպեղ ― kočapłpeł ― ginger
- other small spherical objects
- կոճակ ― kočak ― button
Derived terms
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կոճ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 370