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թուշ

թուշ

Armenian

Noun

թուշ (tʿuš)

  1. (informal) cheek
    ոռի թուշoṙi tʿuš ― buttock

Declension

Synonyms


Old Armenian

Etymology

The basic meaning is “swelling”, from Proto-Indo-European *tuHr-so-, from *tuHr- *turH- (to swell), whence also թուռ (tʿuṙ), and perhaps թոռ (tʿoṙ, lobe of the ear) and թուրծ (tʿurc). Cognate with Ancient Greek σωρός (sōrós) and Czech tvář.

Noun

թուշ (tʿuš)

  1. cheek

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), թուշ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), թուշ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 296