Armenian

Noun

ձմերուկ • ‎(jmeruk)

1. watermelon

Declension

Middle Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ձմեր- ‎(jmer-), oblique stem of ձմեռն ‎(jmeṙn, “winter”), +‎ -ուկ ‎(-uk). Called so perhaps because of its refreshing cool juice. For the association compare Georgian საზამთრო ‎(sazamtro, “watermelon; wintry, of winter”) from ზამთარი ‎(zamtari, “winter”); Talysh зымсони ‎(zımsoni, “watermelon”) from зымсон ‎(zımson, “winter”) and Tat zumustuni ‎(“watermelon”) from zumustun ‎(“winter”). The same sense development in these neighboring languages points to an areal feature.

Noun

ձմերուկ • ‎(jmeruk), genitive singular ձմերկի ‎(jmerki)

1. watermelon (plant) (Citrullus lanatus, syn. Citrullus vulgaris)
2. watermelon (fruit)

Descendants

• Armenian: ձմերուկ ‎(jmeruk)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ձմերուկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “ձմերուկ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ձմերուկ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Łazaryan, Ṙ. S.; Avetisyan, H. M. (2009), “ձմերուկ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 437