խմորուկ

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Armenian

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Etymology

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A dialectal word that was briefly adopted into the literary language but was eventually displaced by ելակ (elak). Usually explained as խմոր (xmor, dough) +‎ -ուկ (-uk), because of the dough-like softness of the strawberry.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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խմորուկ (xmoruk) (dialectal, obsolete)

  1. strawberry, according to some specifically the musk strawberry, French capron
    Synonym: ելակ (elak)
    • 1897, Gabriēl Mēnēvišean, Patkerazard bnakan patmutʻiwn, B. Busabanutʻiwn [Illustrated Natural History: 2. Botany] :[1]
      Անտառի ելագը կամ խմորուկը (իծամորի, գետնաթութ) (Fragaria vesca) գլանաձև, շեղ կոճղարմատ մ՚ունի, որմէ կը բխեն տերևները []
      Antaṙi elagə kam xmorukə (icamori, getnatʻutʻ) (Fragaria vesca) glanajew, šeġ kočġarmat m’uni, ormē kə bxen terewnerə []
    • 1899, Manuēl Kʻaǰuni, Partizpanutʻyun [Horticulture] :[2]
      Մեծ տեսակ ելակը մեր մեջ կ՚ըսուի Խմորուկ (գղ. Capron. իտ. Fragolone), և բոյսը Խմորկենի (գղ. Capronier)։
      Mec tesak elakə mer meǰ k’əsui Xmoruk (gġ. Capron. it. Fragolone), ew boysə Xmorkeni (gġ. Capronier).

Usage notes

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According to some, also refers to the fruit of the strawberry tree, and the name is to be explained by the lacklustre dough-like taste of this fruit.

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References

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  1. ^ Mēnēvišean, Gabriēl (1897) Patkerazard bnakan patmutʻiwn, B. Busabanutʻiwn [Illustrated Natural History: 2. Botany] (in Armenian), Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, page 112
  2. ^ Kʻaǰuni, Manuēl (1899) Partizpanutʻiwn [Horticulture] (in Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, § 338, page 231