Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Armenian տակ (tak).

Pronunciation edit

Postposition edit

տակ (tak)

  1. under, beneath, below
    ծառի տակcaṙi takunder the tree

Noun edit

տակ (tak)

  1. bottom, lower part
  2. (Istanbul) buttocks, rear, fundament
    Synonym: հետույք (hetuykʻ)
  3. (Van) root (of a plant)
  4. (dialectal) beetroot, beet
    Synonym: ճակնդեղ (čakndeġ)
  5. (Tbilisi) race, offspring
    Synonyms: ցեղ (cʻeġ), ազգատոհմ (azgatohm)
    ազգ ու տակazg u takall of one's relatives, kin, kith and kin

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Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1913) “տակ”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, page 1009ab
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “տակ”, 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 360b