Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian թուշ (tʻuš).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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թուշ (tʻuš)

  1. (informal) cheek
    ոռի թուշoṙi tʻušbutt cheek, buttock

Declension

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The basic meaning is “swelling”, from Proto-Indo-European *tuHr-so-, from *tuHr- *turH- (to swell), whence also թուռ (tʻuṙ), and perhaps թոռ (tʻoṙ, lobe of the ear) and թուրծ (tʻurc). Cognate with Ancient Greek σωρός (sōrós) and Czech tvář.

Noun

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թուշ (tʻuš)

  1. cheek

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: թուշ (tʻuš)

References

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  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “թուշ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “թուշ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 296