ճահիճ

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian ճահիճ (čahič).

Pronunciation

Noun

ճահիճ • (čahič)

  1. swamp, marsh
    Synonym: մոր (mor)
  2. (figuratively) stagnation

Declension

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • ճախիճ (čaxič)

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Noun

ճահիճ • (čahič)

  1. marsh, morass, swamp, fen, bog, slough, quagmire
    Synonym: ջղջ (ǰłǰ)

Usage notes

Classically used in the plural — ճահիճք (čahičkʻ).

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: ճահիճ (čahič) (learned)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ճահիճ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ճահիճ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ճահիճ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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