Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian բաժակ (bažak).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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բաժակ (bažak)

  1. glass, cup
    Synonyms: գավաթ (gavatʻ), կթխա (ktʻxa)
    մի բաժակ ջուրmi bažak ǰura glass of water
  2. (botany) calyx

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Iranian *bāžak (cup) ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (to distribute, allot). Compare Hebrew בזיך (bazīk, cup), borrowed from Iranian.

Noun

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բաժակ (bažak)

  1. cup, glass, mug, goblet
  2. (figuratively) the wine or other drink poured into the cup
  3. chalice
  4. (figuratively) cup, one's portion, share, or allotment
  5. (figuratively) symbol of one's destiny
  6. (botany) calyx

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: բաժակ (bažak)

References

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