Armenian

Adjective

կոր • ‎(kor) ‎(superlative ամենակոր)

1. curved, crooked

Declension

Noun

կոր • ‎(kor)

1. (geometry) curve

Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Armenian կոր ‎(kor); see it for more.

Noun

կոր • ‎(kor)

1. scorpion

Declension

Synonyms

• կարիճ ‎(karič)

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

The origin is uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gowh₁-ro- and cognate with Ancient Greek γῦρος ‎(gûros). Possibly related to կեռ ‎(keṙ), կորճ ‎(korč) and dialectal կոռ ‎(koṙ).

Adjective

կոր • ‎(kor)

1. curved, crooked

   ի կոր‎ ― i kor ― bowed, inclined; down, below, downwards

   ի կոր կորացեալ‎ ― i kor koracʿeal ― depressed, cast down

   ի կոր կործանել‎ ― i kor korcanel ― to cut down, to overturn, to throw to the ground, to overthrow, to upset; (figuratively) to dishearten thoroughly, to strike with dismay, to confound, to abash

   ի կոր կործանիլ‎ ― i kor korcanil ― to fall, to break down, to sink, to be overthrown;fig.to droop, to be disheartened, to give way, to lose heart, to be ashamed, abashed

   կոր գիծ‎ ― kor gic ― curve

   կոր ի գլուխ, կոր ի կոր‎ ― kor i glux, kor i kor ― ashamed, confused, depressed, humbled, debased, humiliated with hanging head, humbly, full of shame, quite confused, abashed, ignominiously

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: կոր ‎(kor)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “կոր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “կոր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “կոր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “kor”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 373–374

Etymology 2

Probably a tabu-substition of the word for ‘scorpion’, from կոր ‎(kor, “crooked, curved”), referring to scorpion's tail. For the semantics compare Persian کژدم ‎(každom). A relation with կարիճ ‎(karič) is also possible.

Noun

կոր • ‎(kor)

1. scorpion
2. (astronomy) Scorpius

Declension

Synonyms

• կարիճ ‎(karič)

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: կոր ‎(kor)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “կոր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “կոր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “կոր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “kor”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 374–375