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Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewsḱ-, grown from *(s)kewh₁- (to perceive; to observe).

Noun edit

ցոյց (cʻoycʻ)

  1. show, indication, example
    ցոյցս առնելcʻoycʻs aṙnelto show, to show off, to make parade or display of, to display
    առնել ինչ ի ցոյցս մարդկանaṙnel inčʻ i cʻoycʻs mardkanto do any thing so as to be seen of men, ostentatiously, for mere show, to obtain applause fraudulently
    ցոյց բարեկամութեանcʻoycʻ barekamutʻeanshow of friendship
    ցոյց մեծարանացcʻoycʻ mecaranacʻdemonstration of respect
    ի ցոյց, ի ցոյցս, ի ցոյցս ինչi cʻoycʻ, i cʻoycʻs, i cʻoycʻs inčʻonly for show, for pretence, for ostentation
  2. proof
    հաստատուն ցոյցhastatun cʻoycʻplain proof
  3. spectacle, laughing-stock, butt
    լինել ի ցոյցսlinel i cʻoycʻsto be exposed to mockery or contempt, to be the laughing-stock, the butt of
    զոմանս ցոյց առնել ի խրատ այլոցzomans cʻoycʻ aṙnel i xrat aylocʻto hold up to opprobrium for example to others

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  • Armenian: ցույց (cʻuycʻ)

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