Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian թուրջ (tʻurǰ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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թուրջ (tʻurǰ)

  1. the act of soaking, infusing, wetting
  2. infusion (prepared with boiling)

Declension

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References

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  • Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “թուրջ”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From the root *թուր (*tʻur) grown with (). See թրեմ (tʻrem) for more. The word has the alternative form -թրիջ (-tʻriǰ) found in the compound անթրիջ (antʻriǰ).

Noun

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թուրջ (tʻurǰ)

  1. the act of soaking, infusing, wetting
    ի թուրջ արկանել, դնելi tʻurǰ arkanel, dnelto steep, to soak, to macerate

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: թուրջ (tʻurǰ)

References

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