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ձու

ձու

Armenian

ձու

Noun

ձու (ju)

  1. egg
  2. (anatomy) ovum
  3. (slang) testicle, ball
    Ձվերս ցավում են։Jvers cʿavum en. ― My balls hurt.

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References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), ձու”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935, page 159b

Middle Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ձու (ju).

Noun

ձու (ju), genitive singular ձուի (jui), nominative plural ձվեր (jver) or ձուեր (juer) or ձուք (jukʿ)

  1. egg
  2. testicle

Derived terms

  • ձուագող (juagoł)
  • ձուանկ (juank)

Descendants

References

  • Łazaryan, Ṙ. S.; Avetisyan, H. M. (2009), ձու”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *yō(w)yo-, from *h₂ōwyóm (egg) with assimilatory addition of y-. The initial ձ- (j-) remains unclear.

Noun

ձու (ju)

  1. egg
    ձու լողակացju lołakacʿ ― eggs, spawn, roe
    ձուի միջուկ, դեղնուց ձուոյjui miǰuk, dełnucʿ juoy ― yolk of an egg
    սպիտակուց ձուոյspitakucʿ juoy ― white of an egg
    ձու բոյնկալju boynkal ― nest-egg
    ձու վաղահասju vałahas ― rathe egg
    ձու հնացեալju hnacʿeal ― stale egg
    ձու անծնունդ, փուտju ancnund, pʿut ― addled, rotten egg
    խեճեպ ձուոյxečep juoy ― egg-shell
    միզն ձուոյmizn juoy ― the membrane of an egg
    ձու կարմիրju karmir ― Easter-egg
    թերխորով ձուtʿerxorov ju ― boiled eggs
    պինդ ձուpind ju ― hard egg
    ձու ի տապակիju i tapaki ― poached eggs; fried eggs
    ձու ածել, արկանել, ծրդելju acel, arkanel, crdel ― to lay eggs
    ի ձուս նստել, տածել զձուսi jus nstel, tacel zjus ― to hatch, to sit on, to brood on

Declension

Derived terms

  • ձուարդ (juard)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), ձու”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ձու”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ձու”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 439