Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian մուրց (murcʻ); see it for more.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

մուրց (murcʻ)

  1. (archaic) fist

Declension edit

Synonyms edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

The origin is unknown.

Noun edit

մուրց (murcʻ)

  1. fist
  2. boxing
    մուրց առնել ընդ միմեանսmurcʻ aṙnel ənd mimeansto box, to cuff, to fight with fists

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: մուրց (murcʻ)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “մուրց”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “մուրց”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “մուրց”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press