ձյութ

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Armenian ձիւթ (jiwtʻ).

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Noun[edit]

ձյութ (jyutʻ)

  1. pitch (a dark, extremely viscous material remaining in still after distilling crude oil and tar)
  2. (Hamshen) pitch, sap, resin (sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees)
    Synonym: խեժ (xež)
  3. (dialectal) chewing gum
    Synonym: ծամոն (camon)

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Further reading[edit]

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “ձիւթ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 154ab