կուժ

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian կուժ (kuž).

Pronunciation

Noun

կուժ (kuž)

  1. jug

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

A Middle Iranian borrowing. Compare Khotanese kūysa-, Persian کوزه (kuza, earthen bottle with a long narrow neck for water) and Rutul кӏуж (ḳuž, earthenware jug).

Noun

կուժ (kuž)

  1. pitcher, jug, jar, water-pot (earthen or wooden, big or small)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: կուժ (kuž)

References

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