ճահուկ

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ճահուկ (čahuk).

Pronunciation

Noun

ճահուկ (čahuk)

  1. (archaic) group, pack, flock (of animals)

Usage notes

Some dictionaries, articles and textbooks claim without foundation that ճահուկ (čahuk) refers specifically to a group of foxes. A claim originally attributable to Gayayean.

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative ճահուկ (čahuk) ճահուկներ (čahukner)
dative ճահուկի (čahuki) ճահուկների (čahukneri)
ablative ճահուկից (čahukicʻ) ճահուկներից (čahuknericʻ)
instrumental ճահուկով (čahukov) ճահուկներով (čahuknerov)
locative ճահուկում (čahukum) ճահուկներում (čahuknerum)
definite forms
nominative ճահուկը/ճահուկն (čahukə/čahukn) ճահուկները/ճահուկներն (čahuknerə/čahuknern)
dative ճահուկին (čahukin) ճահուկներին (čahuknerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative ճահուկս (čahuks) ճահուկներս (čahukners)
dative ճահուկիս (čahukis) ճահուկներիս (čahukneris)
ablative ճահուկիցս (čahukicʻs) ճահուկներիցս (čahuknericʻs)
instrumental ճահուկովս (čahukovs) ճահուկներովս (čahuknerovs)
locative ճահուկումս (čahukums) ճահուկներումս (čahuknerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative ճահուկդ (čahukd) ճահուկներդ (čahuknerd)
dative ճահուկիդ (čahukid) ճահուկներիդ (čahuknerid)
ablative ճահուկիցդ (čahukicʻd) ճահուկներիցդ (čahuknericʻd)
instrumental ճահուկովդ (čahukovd) ճահուկներովդ (čahuknerovd)
locative ճահուկումդ (čahukumd) ճահուկներումդ (čahuknerumd)

References

  • Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944) “ճահուկ”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume III, Yerevan: State Publishing House, page 193a
  • Barseġyan, Hovhannes (1973) “ճահուկ”, in Hayeren uġġagrakan-uġġaxosakan, terminabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Orthographic–Orthoepic Terminological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Luys, page 618a
  • Gayayean, Yovhannēs Tʻ. (1983) “խումբ”, in Baṙaran Ganjaran Hayerēn Lezui [Dictionary Thesaurus of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), 3rd edition, Beirut: Hamaskaïne W. Sethian Press, page 197
  • Sukʻiasyan, A. M. (2009) “ճահուկ”, in Hayocʻ lezvi homanišneri bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Armenian Synonyms] (Haykakan matenašar Galust Kiwlpēnkean himnarkutʻean) (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 695c
  • Sukʻiasyan, A. M. (1967) “ճահուկ”, in Aġayan Ē. B., Sewak G. G., editors, Hayocʻ lezvi homanišneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Synonyms] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 419b

Old Armenian

Etymology

A borrowing, but the source is unknown. J̌ahukyan compares Old Armenian ջոկ (ǰok) and Arabic جَوْقَة (jawqa, group of people), both from the same Iranian source.

Noun

ճահուկ (čahuk)

  1. group, pack, flock (of sheep, foxes, Christ's followers)
  2. encampment (?)

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: ճահուկ (čahuk)

References