Armenian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Armenian ոռ (oṙ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ոռ (oṙ)

  1. (vulgar) ass, buttocks
    Synonym: հետույք (hetuykʻ)

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₁orsos (arse). Cognates include Ancient Greek ὄρρος (órrhos), Hittite 𒅈𒊏𒀸 (arraš), Old English ærs (English arse, ass), and Old Irish err.

Noun

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ոռ (oṙ)

  1. buttocks, ass (of men or animals)
  2. (usually in the plural) the bottom (of objects)

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: ոռ (oṙ)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ոռ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ոռ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ոռ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian[1], Zagreb, page 12