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խորակ

խորակ

Armenian

Noun

խորակ (xorak)

  1. fine wheat flour
  2. food

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

The word is attested only once and is derived from Middle Persian *hwlʾk' (xvarāk). Compare modern Persian خوراک (xvarāk, xorāk, food). These derive from Proto-Iranian *hwar- (to eat, consume), whence another borrowing խորտիկ (xortik); see it.

Noun

խորակ (xorak)

  1. a kind of pastry

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), խորակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935