ձու

Armenian

ձու

Etymology

From Middle Armenian ձու (ju).

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): [d͡zu]
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Noun

ձու (ju)

  1. egg
  2. (anatomy) ovum
  3. (slang) testicle, ball
    Ձվերս ցավում են։Jvers cʿavum en.My balls hurt.

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), ձու”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 159b

Middle Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ձու (ju).

Noun

ձու (ju), genitive singular ձուի (jui), nominative plural ձվեր (jver) or ձուեր (juer) or ձուք (jukʿ)

  1. egg
  2. testicle

Derived terms

  • ձուագող (juagoł)
  • ձուանկ (juank)

Descendants

References

  • Łazaryan, Ṙ. S.; Avetisyan, H. M. (2009), ձու”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *yō(w)yo-, from *h₂ōwyóm (egg) with assimilatory addition of y-. The initial ձ- (j-) remains unclear.

Noun

ձու (ju)

  1. egg
    ձու լողակացju lołakacʿeggs, spawn, roe
    ձուի միջուկ, դեղնուց ձուոյjui miǰuk, dełnucʿ juoyyolk of an egg
    սպիտակուց ձուոյspitakucʿ juoywhite of an egg
    ձու բոյնկալju boynkalnest-egg
    ձու վաղահասju vałahasrathe egg
    ձու հնացեալju hnacʿealstale egg
    ձու անծնունդ, փուտju ancnund, pʿutaddled, rotten egg
    խեճեպ ձուոյxečep juoyegg-shell
    միզն ձուոյmizn juoythe membrane of an egg
    ձու կարմիրju karmirEaster-egg
    թերխորով ձուtʿerxorov juboiled eggs
    պինդ ձուpind juhard egg
    ձու ի տապակիju i tapakipoached eggs; fried eggs
    ձու ածել, արկանել, ծրդելju acel, arkanel, crdelto lay eggs
    ի ձուս նստել, տածել զձուսi jus nstel, tacel zjusto hatch, to sit on, to brood on

Declension

Derived terms

  • ձուարդ (juard)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), ձու”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ձու”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ձու”, 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 439
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