քսակ

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian քսակ (kʻsak).

Pronunciation

Noun

քսակ (kʻsak)

  1. pouch, sack, small bag
  2. (figuratively) money, dough, wealth
    փողի քսակpʻoġi kʻsakmoney
  3. rubber cloth (for making waterproof clothing)
  4. the pouch or sac of an animal

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Persian *kysk' (/⁠kīsak, kīsag⁠/), ultimately from Akkadian 𒋢𒃻𒉌𒌓 (kīsu, leather bag for weights and silver; silver capital; treasury). See Persian کیسه (kise, purse) for more cognates.

Noun

քսակ (kʻsak)

  1. purse, little bag, satchel; pack, packet
    քսակ արծաթոյkʻsak arcatʻoypurse, flat-purse, money-bag, billcase, portfolio
    քսակ հասարակաց ունելkʻsak hasarakacʻ unelto have the same or a common purse

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: քսակ (kʻsak)

References

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