Armenian

Alternative forms

Noun

գինձ • ‎(ginj)

1. coriander (the plant and the seeds)

Declension

Synonyms

• համեմ ‎(hamem)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “գինձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935, page 559b

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wendʰyo-, from the root *wendʰ-, whence also գինդ ‎(gind, “round”), because of the round shape of coriander seeds. For this primary sense compare Georgian ქინძისთავი ‎(kinʒistavi, “pinhead”, literally “coriander's head”).

Noun

գինձ • ‎(ginj)

1. coriander (the plant and the seeds)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: գինձ ‎(ginj)
  • Georgian: ქინძი ‎(kinʒi)
    • Armenian: քինձ ‎(kʿinj) (Tbilisi dialect)
    • Bats: ქინძ ‎(kinʒ)
    • Russian: кинза́ ‎(kinzá)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “գինձ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “գինձ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “գինձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935, page 559b
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 156