Armenian

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պնդուկներ

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Etymology

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A dialectal word which has been adopted as the standard designation of hazelnut. From Arabic بُنْدُق (bunduq, hazelnut), q.v., under influence from պնդ- (pnd-, durable, strong) and the suffix -ուկ (-uk). The earliest attestation of the form պնդուկ (pnduk) is from 1633. Middle Armenian has պնդուխ (pndux), պնտուխ (pntux), ֆնտուխ (fntux) from the 15th century.

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Noun

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պնդուկ (pnduk)

  1. hazelnut
    Synonym: (dialectal) տկողին (tkoġin)

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Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “պնդեղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 93a
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “պնդուկ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik
  • Bläsing, Uwe (2019) “Die armenischen Pflanzennamen in Peter Simon Pallas’ Flora Rossica. Eine Studie zu Etymologie und sprachlicher Interaktion”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15) (in German), Leuven: Peeters, pages 25–27