սոխ

From Old Armenian սոխ (sox).

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [soχ]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [soχ]

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սոխ • (sox)

1. onion
2. (ethnic slur) Russian

   Synonym: ռուս (ṙus)

• → Georgian: სოხვი (soxvi, “spring onion”), სოხი (soxi)
  • → Mingrelian: სორხი (sorxi), სოხი (soxi)
  • → Svan: სოხ (sox)

• Kʻamalyan, Arewik (2017) “Ētʻnofolizmə hayerenum ew ṙuserenum [Ethnophaulisms (ethnic slurs) in Armenian and Russian]”, in “Jahukyan Readings” International Conference, Yerevan, June 15–16, 2017: Collection of papers‎ (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 375 of 370–385

From Middle Iranian *sōx, whence also Persian سوخ (sôx). Further origin unknown. Has been linked by some with Proto-Turkic *sogan, whence Southern Altai согоно (sogono), Tuvan согуна (soguna), Khakas соған (soğan), Bashkir һуған (huğan), Chuvash сухан (suh̬an), Azerbaijani soğan (“onion”), Turkish soğan, Old Turkic 𐰣𐰍𐰽 (soɣun) and others, all meaning “onion”, also borrowed in to Mongolian as сонгино (songino). Also a derivation from Sanskrit सुकन्द (sukanda, “onion”) has been suggested, but this is not generally accepted.

սոխ • (sox)

1. onion (Allium cepa)

   դալար սոխ ― dalar sox ― scallion, green onion

   սոխ մանր ― sox manr ― shallot

• մկնսոխ (mknsox)
• մկնասոխ (mknasox)

• Armenian: սոխ (sox)
  • → Georgian: სოხვი (soxvi, “spring onion”), სოხი (soxi)
    • → Mingrelian: სორხი (sorxi), სოხი (soxi)
    • → Svan: სოხ (sox)

• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “սոխ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “սոխ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “սոխ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 239ab
• Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 238
• Dankoff, Robert (1995) Armenian Loanwords in Turkish (Turcologica; 21), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, § A14, page 161
• Eren, Hasan (1999) “soğan”, in Türk Dilinin Etimolojik Sözlüğü [Etymological Dictionary of the Turkish Language] (in Turkish), Ankara: Bizim Büro Basım Evi, page 372b
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “soğan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük