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կուժ

կուժ

Armenian

Noun

կուժ (kuž)

  1. jug

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Iranian *kūž. Compare Persian کوزه (kūza, earthen bottle with a long narrow neck for water), Rutul кӏуж (earthenware jug).

Noun

կուժ (kuž)

  1. pitcher, jug, jar, water-pot (earthen or wooden, big or small)

Declension

Derived terms

  • կժակարկաժ (kžakarkaž)
  • կժաւոր (kžawor)
  • կիսակուժ (kisakuž)
  • նշխարակուժ (nšxarakuž)

Descendants

References

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