Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Armenian ձիւթ (jiwtʻ). Doublet of զիֆթ (ziftʻ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ձյութ (jyutʻ) (traditional orthography spelling ձիւթ)

  1. pitch (a dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar)
  2. (Hamshen) pitch, sap, resin (sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees)
    Synonym: խեժ (xež)
  3. (dialectal) chewing gum
    Synonym: ծամոն (camon)

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Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “ձիւթ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 154ab