Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian թի (tʻi).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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թի (tʻi)

  1. wooden shovel
  2. oar

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *ptio-, surviving also in Ancient Greek πτύον (ptúon, winnowing-shovel, fan).

Noun

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թի (tʻi)

  1. shovel
    թի պարտիզիtʻi partizispade, shovel
    թի փռանtʻi pʻṙana baker's shovel
    թիակ կրակարանիtʻiak krakaranifire-shovel
    թի փայտեայtʻi pʻayteaywooden shovel
  2. blade of an oar; oar
    թի վարելtʻi varelto row
    թի վարել ուժգինtʻi varel užginto row vigorously

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: թի (tʻi)

References

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