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

• “carcays” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “carcaix” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “carcays” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “carcán” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “carcán” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.