փուք

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian փուք (pʻukʻ).

Pronunciation

Noun

փուք (pʻukʻ)

  1. breath from the mouth
  2. air compressed and collected somewhere

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative փուք (pʻukʻ) փուքեր (pʻukʻer)
dative փուքի (pʻukʻi) փուքերի (pʻukʻeri)
ablative փուքից (pʻukʻicʻ) փուքերից (pʻukʻericʻ)
instrumental փուքով (pʻukʻov) փուքերով (pʻukʻerov)
locative փուքում (pʻukʻum) փուքերում (pʻukʻerum)
definite forms
nominative փուքը/փուքն (pʻukʻə/pʻukʻn) փուքերը/փուքերն (pʻukʻerə/pʻukʻern)
dative փուքին (pʻukʻin) փուքերին (pʻukʻerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative փուքս (pʻukʻs) փուքերս (pʻukʻers)
dative փուքիս (pʻukʻis) փուքերիս (pʻukʻeris)
ablative փուքիցս (pʻukʻicʻs) փուքերիցս (pʻukʻericʻs)
instrumental փուքովս (pʻukʻovs) փուքերովս (pʻukʻerovs)
locative փուքումս (pʻukʻums) փուքերումս (pʻukʻerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative փուքդ (pʻukʻd) փուքերդ (pʻukʻerd)
dative փուքիդ (pʻukʻid) փուքերիդ (pʻukʻerid)
ablative փուքիցդ (pʻukʻicʻd) փուքերիցդ (pʻukʻericʻd)
instrumental փուքովդ (pʻukʻovd) փուքերովդ (pʻukʻerovd)
locative փուքումդ (pʻukʻumd) փուքերումդ (pʻukʻerumd)
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative փուք (pʻukʻ) փքեր (pʻkʻer)
dative փքի (pʻkʻi) փքերի (pʻkʻeri)
ablative փքից (pʻkʻicʻ) փքերից (pʻkʻericʻ)
instrumental փքով (pʻkʻov) փքերով (pʻkʻerov)
locative փքում (pʻkʻum) փքերում (pʻkʻerum)
definite forms
nominative փուքը/փուքն (pʻukʻə/pʻukʻn) փքերը/փքերն (pʻkʻerə/pʻkʻern)
dative փքին (pʻkʻin) փքերին (pʻkʻerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative փուքս (pʻukʻs) փքերս (pʻkʻers)
dative փքիս (pʻkʻis) փքերիս (pʻkʻeris)
ablative փքիցս (pʻkʻicʻs) փքերիցս (pʻkʻericʻs)
instrumental փքովս (pʻkʻovs) փքերովս (pʻkʻerovs)
locative փքումս (pʻkʻums) փքերումս (pʻkʻerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative փուքդ (pʻukʻd) փքերդ (pʻkʻerd)
dative փքիդ (pʻkʻid) փքերիդ (pʻkʻerid)
ablative փքիցդ (pʻkʻicʻd) փքերիցդ (pʻkʻericʻd)
instrumental փքովդ (pʻkʻovd) փքերովդ (pʻkʻerovd)
locative փքումդ (pʻkʻumd) փքերումդ (pʻkʻerumd)

Old Armenian

Etymology

An onomatopoeic formation, possibly inherited from Proto-Indo-European and cognate with Old Armenian փչեմ (pʻčʻem, to blow, breathe), Persian پوک (puk, wind from the throat in blowing a fire), Ancient Greek φῦσα (phûsa, bellows)

Noun

փուք (pʻukʻ)

  1. breath from the mouth
  2. air from the bellows
  3. (figurative) puffiness, haughtiness
  4. flatus, fart
    փուքս արձակել, հանել փուքսpʻukʻs arjakel, hanel pʻukʻsto fart, to let a fart, to break wind

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “փուք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 529ab
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “փուք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 44
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “փուք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy