Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian գոգ (gog).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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գոգ (gog)

  1. lap
    նստել մեկի գոգըnstel meki gogəto sit in one's lap
    պատուհանի գոգpatuhani gogwindowsill
  2. hollow, depression in the earth
  3. lap, hem (of clothes)

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Derived terms

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain.

Noun

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գոգ (gog)

  1. bosom
  2. lap
  3. (by extension) gulf of the sea; swollen part of ship's sail; hollow, cavity in the earth, etc.
    գոգ լերանց/վիմացgog lerancʻ/vimacʻgrotto, cavern, den
    գոգ ծովուgog covuhandle; creek
    գոգ նաւուgog nawuhold of a ship
    գոգ գործել/գոգս առնուլgog gorcel/gogs aṙnulto be concave or filled

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Adjective

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գոգ (gog)

  1. hollow, concave

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: գոգ (gog)

References

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