Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian մուրց (murcʻ); see it for more.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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մուրց (murcʻ)

  1. (archaic) fist

Declension

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Synonyms

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is unknown.

Noun

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մուրց (murcʻ)

  1. fist
  2. boxing
    մուրց առնել ընդ միմեանսmurcʻ aṙnel ənd mimeansto box, to cuff, to fight with fists

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: մուրց (murcʻ)

References

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