Armenian edit

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Etymology edit

From Old Armenian կոտիկ (kotik).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

կոտիկ (kotik) (dialectal)

  1. puppy, pup, dog's young
    Synonym: լակոտ (lakot)

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Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from an Middle Iranian word of the shape *kōtik, which is the same with the Iranian source of կոտակ (kotak) but with a different suffix. See Persian کودک (kudak) for more.

Noun edit

կոտիկ (kotik)

  1. (hapax) baby animal
    Synonym: ձագ (jag)
    • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] S Recension.2.15:[1][2]
      [] յորժամ ծնանի զկոտիկն մեռեալ []
      [] yoržam cnani zkotikn meṙeal []
      [] when [the lioness] gives birth to a dead whelp []

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: կոտիկ (kotik), կուտիկ (kutik); կօտէգյ (kōtēgy)

References edit

  1. ^ Marr, N. (1894) Sborniki pritč Vardana. Častʹ III. Priloženija. Priloženije V. Fiziolog [Collections of Vardan's fables. Part III: Appendices. Appendix V: Physiologus] (in Old Armenian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 133 of 129–175
  2. ^ Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6)‎[1], Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, page 27

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