ցեղ

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Armenian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Armenian ցեղ (cʻeł).

Pronunciation

Noun

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ցեղ (cʻeġ)

  1. tribe
    վայրենի ցեղերvayreni cʻeġersavage tribes
  2. race
  3. clan, kindred
  4. (biology, taxonomy) genus

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Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

The original meaning is “division”, of the same Proto-Indo-European origin as ցելում (cʻelum); see it for more.

Noun

ցեղ (cʻeł)

  1. tribe, race, branch
    ցեղից ցեղիցcʻełicʻ cʻełicʻvarious, diverse

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Descendants

  • Armenian: ցեղ (cʻeġ)

References

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