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ցին

ցին

Armenian

Noun

ցին (cʿin)

  1. kite (bird)

Declension

Synonyms


Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱyīno-. Cognate with Sanskrit श्येन (śyena, hawk, falcon, eagle, any bird of prey), Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬀 (saena-, a mythical bird), Ancient Greek ἰκτῖνος (iktînos, kite).

Noun

ցին (cʿin)

  1. kite (bird)
    ցին ծովայինcʿin covayin ― kite-fish, milvago

Declension

Descendants

References

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