Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian կարաս (karas).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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կարաս (karas)

  1. large jar, pitcher, amphora

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Old Armenian

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An Urartian wine pottery known as karas in Armenian, from Argishtikhinili in present-day Armenia, dating back to the 8th century BC

Etymology

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The origin is unknown.

Similar words are found in other languages, but the interrelationship of these terms is uncertain: compare Georgian კასრი (ḳasri, barrel), Aghul хӏере́цӏи (ḥʳerécʼi, small earthenware mug), Lak гьарацӏи (haracʼi, middle-sized earthenware vessel), Kubachin Dargwa [script needed] (xarac̣e), Arabic كُرَاز (kurāz, a kind of jug with strait neck), Persian کراز (korâz, idem), Aramaic כרז (krz, a type of container), Classical Syriac ܟܪܙܐ (karrāzā, pitcher), Sanskrit कलश (kalaśa, waterpot, pitcher, jar), Ancient Greek κρωσσός (krōssós, water pail, pitcher; cinerary urn).

Noun

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կարաս (karas)

  1. large jar for wine or water, cask, barrel, amphora
    • 5th century, Bible, Proverbs 23.27:
      Կարաս ծակ է տուն օտար, եւ ջրհոր նեղ՝ օտարոտին։
      Karas cak ē tun ōtar, ew ǰrhor neł, ōtarotin.

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: կարաս (karas)

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