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խոզ

խոզ

Armenian

Pronunciation

Noun

խոզ (xoz)

  1. pig
  2. (figuratively, pejorative) fat person
  3. (figuratively, pejorative) dirty, filthy person
Declension

Etymology 2

From Middle Armenian խօզ (xōz), from Old Armenian խօզ (xōz).

Pronunciation

Noun

խոզ (xoz) (traditional orthography spelling խօզ)

  1. a type of algae
Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Compare Middle Persian HZWLYA / hwk' (xūk, xūg), Persian خوک (xuk), also Ancient Greek ὗς (hûs).

Noun

խոզ (xoz)

  1. boar, sow; pig, hog, swine
    խոզ մատակxoz matak ― sow
    խոզ մալեալxoz maleal ― hog
    խոզ ծովայինxoz covayin ― sea-hog
    հնդիկ խոզhndik xoz ― guinea-pig
    ցնկնիլ խոզիcʿnknil xozi ― to farrow, to pig
    ծնունդք խոզիcnundkʿ xozi ― litter of pigs
    կաթնկեր խոզkatʿnker xoz ― sucking-pig
    գոմք խոզիցgomkʿ xozicʿ ― pig-sty
    երամակ խոզիցeramak xozicʿ ― herd of swine
    միս խոզիmis xozi ― pork
    ապուխտ խոզիapuxt xozi ― ham
    խորխ խոզիxorx xozi ― rind (of bacon)
    մորթ խոզիmortʿ xozi ― pigskin
    խանչէ, գոհգոհէ, կնչէ, գրդայ, կռնչէ խոզxančʿē, gohgohē, knčʿē, grday, kṙnčʿē xoz ― the hog grunts
    խոզի փուշxozi pʿuš ― anagyris, bean-trefoil
    խոզի մազxozi maz ― maiden's hair, adiantum
  2. (astronomy) name of a certain star
  3. (in the plural, pathology) scrofula

Declension

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References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), խոզ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), խոզ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), խոզ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935