այտ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian այտ (ayt).

Pronunciation

Noun

այտ (ayt)

  1. (somewhat formal) cheek

Declension

Synonyms


Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyd- (to swell), whence այտնում (aytnum, to swell); cheeks are like round swellings on the face.[1][2]

Noun

այտ (ayt)

  1. cheek
    համբուրել զայտսhamburel zaytsto embrace, to kiss the cheek

Usage notes

The word was chiefly used in plural: այտք (aytkʿ).

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • կարմրայտ (karmrayt)

Descendants

References

  1. Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1940) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 36–37
  2. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), այտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Further reading

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), այտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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