carcán

Galician

Alternative forms

• carcás

Etymology

From Old French carquais, from Byzantine Greek ταρκάσιον (tarkásion), from Arabic تَرْكَاش (tarkāš), from Persian ترکش (tarkaš), from earlier تیرکش (tirkaš, “quiver; arrowslit”), from تیر (tir, “arrow”) +‎ کش (kaš, “container”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾˈkaŋ/

Noun

carcán m (plural carcáns)

1. quiver (for arrows)

   Synonyms: alxaba, goldre

2. bracelet

   Synonyms: braceleira, armila

3. gorget

   Synonyms: gargantela, xarta, gola

References

• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “carcays”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Ernesto González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “carcaix”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “carcays”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “carcán” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “carcán” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.