μαρούκια

Cappadocian Greek

Etymology

From Armenian մորուք (morukʻ), from Old Armenian մաւրուք (mawrukʻ, “beard”).

Noun

μαρούκια (maroúkia)

  1. chin

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “մօրու”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Karolídis, Pávlos (1885) Γλωσσάριον συγκριτικόν ελληνοκαππαδοκικών λέξεων (in Greek), Smyrna: O Týpos, page 92
  • Karolídis, Pávlos (1885) Γλωσσάριον συγκριτικόν ελληνοκαππαδοκικών λέξεων (in Greek), Smyrna: O Týpos, page 191
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