հարցուկ

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian հարցուկ (harcʻuk); see it for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

հարցուկ (harcʻuk)

  1. soothsayer, oracle
  2. sorcerer, sorceress

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

From հարցանեմ (harcʻanem, to ask, to inquire, to interrogate, to question) +‎ -ուկ (-uk). For the sense development compare Georgian მკითხავი (mḳitxavi, fortuneteller, sorceress) from კითხვა (ḳitxva, to ask).

Noun

հարցուկ (harcʻuk)

  1. soothsayer, conjurer; sorcerer, sorceress
    այս հարցուկ, հարցուկ դեւays harcʻuk, harcʻuk dewspirit of divination, Pythoness

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: հարցուկ (harcʻuk)

References

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