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ծոց

ծոց

Armenian

Noun

ծոց (cocʿ)

  1. bosom (the space between a person's clothing and their chest)
  2. embrace, arms
  3. (geography) gulf, bay

Declension

Synonyms

  • (embrace): գիրկ (girk)

Derived terms


Old Armenian

Etymology

Of unknown origin.

Noun

ծոց (cocʿ)

  1. bosom, lap
  2. cavity, hollow
    ծոց ծովուcocʿ covu ― gulf, the bosom or depth of the sea
    ծոց գետոցcocʿ getocʿ ― channel of a river
    ծոց նաւուcocʿ nawu ― the keel of a ship
    գոգք ամփոփման ծոցոյ նաւինgogkʿ ampʿopʿman cocʿoy nawin ― the hold of a ship
    ծոց լերանցcocʿ lerancʿ ― cavern, grotto
    ծոց կառացcocʿ kaṙacʿ ― the interior of a carriage
    ծոց անկեանcocʿ ankean ― sinus
  3. (post-classical) pocket

Declension

Synonyms

  • (bosom): գիրկ (girk)
  • (lap): գոգ (gog)
  • (cavity, hollow): խորշ (xorš)

Derived terms

  • ծոցածագենի (cocʿacageni)
  • ծոցածին (cocʿacin)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), ծոց”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ծոց”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935