See also: خاج, حاج, and چاچ

Central Kurdish

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian խաչ (xačʻ).

Noun

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خاچ (xaç)

  1. cross

References

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  • Jaba, Auguste, Justi, Ferdinand (1879) Dictionnaire Kurde-Français [Kurdish–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “խաչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Ottoman Turkish

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خاچ

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Armenian խաչ (xačʻ, cross).

Noun

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خاچ (haç)

  1. cross, a geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines intersecting each other
    Synonym: صلیب (salib)
  2. cross, a wooden post with a perpendicular beam attached and used to execute criminals
    Synonyms: چارمیخ (çarmıh), چلیپا (çelipa), صلیب (salib)
  3. crucifix, a sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, usually displayed in churches
    Synonyms: استاوروس (istavros), چلیپا (çelipa), صلیب (salib)
  4. sign of the cross, a common gesture of the hand performed by Christians
    Synonym: استاوروس (istavros)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: haç

Further reading

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Persian

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Noun

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خاچ (xâč)

  1. Alternative spelling of خاج