խոլորձ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian խոլորձ (xolorj); see it for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

խոլորձ (xolorj)

  1. orchid

Declension


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The first part is probably խոլ (xol, swelling, tonsil, gland), the second contains որձիք (orjikʿ, testicles), because of the the form of the orchid's root. Compare Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis) with the same semantic development.

Noun

խոլորձ (xolorj)

  1. orchid

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), խոլորձ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), խոլորձ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), խոլորձն”, 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
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 330
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