պճեղն

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• պճեղ (pčeł)
• պճիղ (pčił)

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Noun

պճեղն • (pčełn)

1. instep; ankle; anklebone
2. (by extension) foot

Declension

n-type

	singular		plural
nominative	պճեղն (pčełn)		պճղունք (pčłunkʻ)
genitive	պճղան (pčłan)		պճղանց (pčłancʻ)
dative	պճղան (pčłan)		պճղանց (pčłancʻ)
accusative	պճեղն (pčełn)		պճղունս (pčłuns)
ablative	պճղանէ (pčłanē)		պճղանց (pčłancʻ)
instrumental	պճղամբ (pčłamb)		պճղամբք (pčłambkʻ)
locative	պճղան (pčłan)		պճղունս (pčłuns)
a strange form զպճղմամբ (zpčłmamb) is also attested

Synonyms

• (ankle): կոճ (koč)
• (foot): ոտք (otkʻ)

Derived terms

• պճեղնաւոր (pčełnawor)
• պճղնաւոր (pčłnawor)
• պճղնաւորիմ (pčłnaworim)

Descendants

• Armenian: պճեղ (pčeġ)

References

• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “պճեղն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “պճեղն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press