Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian սոսինձ (sosinj).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

սոսինձ (sosinj)

  1. glue
    Synonyms: (non-standard) կլեյ (kley), (dialectal) թութխալ (tʻutʻxal)

Declension edit

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Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

The origin is uncertain. Perhaps a reduplication of սինձ (sinj, sticky substance).

Noun edit

սոսինձ (sosinj)

  1. paste, glue, lip-glue
    սոսինձ ձկանsosinj jkanisinglass, ichthyocolla, fish-glue

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: սոսինձ (sosinj)

Further reading edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “սոսինձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “սինձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “սինձ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “սոսինձ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “սոսինձ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy