Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian *թուխպ (*tʻuxp) (in թխպահոծ (tʻxpahoc)), of unknown origin.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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թուխպ (tʻuxp)

  1. mist, haze, fog
  2. cloud
  3. dust cloud
  4. (figuratively) affliction, hardship, distress
  5. (figuratively) darkness, dimness, obscurity
  6. (figuratively) catastrophe, calamity

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “թուղբ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 205a