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ունչ

ունչ

Armenian

Noun

ունչ (unčʿ)

  1. (archaic) nose; nostril
  2. (archaic) moustache

Declension

Synonyms


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Noun

ունչ (unčʿ)

  1. nose; nostril
    սրբել զունչսsrbel zunčʿs ― to blow one's nose
    ունչս առնել, ունել, ընկենուլ, յընչաց քերելunčʿs aṙnel, unel, ənkenul, yənčʿacʿ kʿerel ― to turn up one's nose at, to snap one's fingers at, to set at nought or at defiance, to take no notice of, to make no account of, to set light by, to despise, to scorn, to quiz, to laugh at, to ridicule
  2. moustache
    զընչօք առնելzənčʿōkʿ aṙnel ― to trim one's mustaches, to twirl the mustaches

Declension

Usage notes

Usually used in the plural: ունչք (unčʿkʿ).

Derived terms

  • ընդունչսարկու (əndunčʿsarku)
  • ընչապտուկ (ənčʿaptuk)
  • կարճունչ (karčunčʿ)
  • կորունչ (korunčʿ)
  • ունչատ (unčʿat)
  • տափընչութիւն (tapʿənčʿutʿiwn)

Descendants

References

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