Old Armenian

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Etymology

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An r/u-stem from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu (knee), the same origin as ծունգք (cungkʻ).

Noun

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ծունր (cunr) indeclinable

  1. (anatomy) knee
    ծունր դնել, կրկնել, ի ծունր իջանելcunr dnel, krknel, i cunr iǰanelto kneel, to bend the knees, to fall on one's knees
    առ ծունր լալaṙ cunr lalto weep all alone
    ծունր ածելcunr acelto adore, to worship
    արկանել ծունր զծնգաց եւ զսրտիarkanel cunr zcngacʻ ew zsrtito worship on bended knees
    ծունր հապա իcunr hapa idown on your knees!
    ի ծունր խոնարհեալ աղաչեմ զքեզi cunr xonarheal ałačʻem zkʻezI entreat it on my knees, or with bended knees
  2. (botany) knot
    ծունր կապելcunr kapelto be knitted, to be formed with knots or joints

Usage notes

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The word was indeclinable and was used as the singular form of ծունգք (cungkʻ). Mainly found in idioms.

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References

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