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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Armenian ցեղ (cʿeł).

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ցեղ (cʿeġ)

  1. tribe
    վայրենի ցեղերvayreni cʿeġersavage tribes
  2. race
  3. clan, kindred
  4. (biology, taxonomy) genus

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Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

The original meaning is “division”, of the same Proto-Indo-European origin as ցելում (cʿelum); see it for more.

Noun edit

ցեղ (cʿeł)

  1. tribe, race, branch
    ցեղից ցեղիցcʿełicʿ cʿełicʿvarious, diverse

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: ցեղ (cʿeġ)

References edit

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