ցտեսություն
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Armenian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ցտեսութիւն (cʿtesutʿiwn) — traditional orthography
Etymology[edit]
"Till [the next] meeting, seeing one another", from ց- (cʿ-, “until”) + տեսություն (tesutʿyun, “seeing”). Compare Russian до свида́ния (do svidánija), Georgian ნახვამდის (naxvamdis) for the formation.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [t͡sʰətesuˈt͡sʰjun]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [t͡sʰədesuˈtʰʏn]
Audio (Eastern Armenian) (file)
Interjection[edit]
ցտեսություն • (cʿtesutʿyun)
- goodbye
- Synonyms: հաջողություն (haǰoġutʿyun), (colloquial) պակա (paka), (colloquial, rare) ց (cʿ)
Further reading[edit]
- Pisowicz, Andrzej (2019) “A short phrase book of the Stepanakert variant of the Karabagh dialect”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, page 251