Armenian

Noun

պսակ • ‎(psak)

1. wreath, garland
2. crown
3. a crown placed on the heads of the bride and the groom during the wedding
4. wedding
5. crown of a tooth

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Iranian *pusak ‎(“crown”). Compare Avestan [script needed] ‎(pūsa-, “plait”).

Noun

պսակ • ‎(psak)

1. crown, diadem; wreath, garland

   պսակ ծաղկեայ‎ ― psak całkeay ― wreath, garland, chaplet

   պսակ ի փշոյ‎ ― psak i pʿšoy ― crown of thorns

   պսակ սրբոց‎ ― psak srbocʿ ― halo, gory, nimbus

   հիւսել պսակ‎ ― hiwsel psak ― to weave a garland or chaplet

2. a crown placed on the heads of the bride and the groom during the wedding
3. nuptials, espousals, marriage, nuptial blessing

   պսակ դնել ումեք‎ ― psak dnel umekʿ ― to marry

4. crown, prize, premium, reward

   պսակ պարծանաց, փառաց‎ ― psak parcanacʿ, pʿaṙacʿ ― crown of honour, of glory

5. coronation, achievement, accomplishment
6. circle, coping, top, crowning, brim, frame, edge, cornice, parapet, battlement
7. circle of one year

   պսակ տարւոյ‎ ― psak tarwoy ― the course of the year

8. tonsure

   պսակ դպրաց‎ ― psak dpracʿ ― tonsure, shaven crown

9. halo around the sun

   պսակ արեգական‎ ― psak aregakan ― halo around the sun

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: պսակ ‎(psak)

References

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