կուց

Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Armenian կուց (kucʻ).

Pronunciation

Noun

կուց • (kucʻ) (dialectal)

  1. handful, two palms joined
    Synonym: բուռ (buṙ)

Declension

Alternative forms

  • կուցք (kucʻkʻ)

References

  • Amatuni, Sahak (1912) “կուց”, in Hayocʻ baṙ u ban [Armenian Words and Idioms] (in Armenian), Vagharshapat: Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
  • Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2001–2012), “կուց”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

Middle Armenian

Alternative forms

  • գուց (gucʻ), գուձ (guj)

Etymology

Back-formation from կցել (kcʻel).

Noun

կուց • (kucʻ)

  1. handful, two palms joined

Descendants

  • Armenian: կուց (kucʻ)

Further reading

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կուց”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կից”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Norayr N. Biwzandacʻi (2000) “կուց”, in Martiros Minassian, editor, Baṙagirkʻ storin hayerēni i matenagrutʻeancʻ ŽA–ŽĒ darucʻ [Dictionary of Middle Armenian Based on the Literature of 11–17th Centuries], edited from the author's unfinished manuscript written 1884–1915, Geneva: Martiros Minassian, pages 390–391
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կուց”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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