Armenian edit

 

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian բորբոս (borbos).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

բորբոս (borbos)

  1. mold
  2. mildew
    Synonyms: չոռ (čʻoṙ), միլդյու (mildyu)

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Northern Kurdish: perpos
  • Turkish: pırpoz, porpuz

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • Dankoff, Robert (1995) Armenian Loanwords in Turkish (Turcologica; 21), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, § 70, page 30

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

The origin is uncertain. Likely connected with բորբ (borb), բորբոք (borbokʻ).[1][2]

Noun edit

բորբոս (borbos)

  1. mold

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836) “բորբոս”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 507bc, connecting with բոր (bor), բոյս (boys) and բորբոք (borbokʻ)
  2. ^ Pisani, Vittore (1944) “Armenische Studien. I. Zur armenischen Etymologie”, in Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung[1] (in German), volume 68, number 3/4, page 162 of 157–177

Further reading edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “բորբոս”, 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, pages 476–477, unknown origin
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “բորբոս”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 137a, trying to connect with բերեմ (berem)
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “բորբոս”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy