Armenian

Noun

կուրծ • ‎(kurc)

1. udder

Declension

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), “կուրծ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935, page 667a
• “կուրծ”, in Žamanakakicʿ hayocʿ lezvi bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1974, page 248b

Old Armenian

Etymology

Either from the root of կրծեմ ‎(krcem, “to gnaw”), as if “something for gnawing”, or the root of կուրծք ‎(kurckʿ, “breast”), because the stump is in the middle.

Noun

կուրծ • ‎(kurc)

1. cabbage-stump, cabbage-stalk

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: կուրծ ‎(kurc)
• Georgian: კურწი ‎(ḳurc̣i)

References

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