Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Azerbaijani Şorca (literally salty place), from şor (salty), from Persian شور (šur). The -ժ- (-ž-) reflects a dialectal Azerbaijani pronunciation of the suffix -ca.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Շորժա (Šorža)

  1. Former name of Շողակաթ (Šoġakatʻ), a village located on the shore of Lake Sevan in the Gegharkunik region of Armenia

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