Armenian

Noun

խոտ • ‎(xot)

1. grass
2. (slang) weed, marijuana

   {{ux|hy|Աստված ավելի հաճախ

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

According to Ačaṙean, perhaps a Northeast Caucasian borrowing: compare Archi гьоти ‎(hoti, “grass”), Andi кӏвордо ‎(ḳʷordo, “grass”), Rutul хьытӏ ‎(xɨṭ, “barley”), Tsakhur хьытӏа ‎(xɨṭa, “barley”), Udi ход ‎(χod, “tree”), Avar гъветӏ ‎(ġweṭ, “tree”).

Noun

խոտ • ‎(xot)

1. grass, herbage, turf, verdure

   չոր խոտ‎ ― čʿor xot ― hay, forage

2. pasture

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: խոտ ‎(xot)

References

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