պինչ

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Armenian պինչ (pinčʻ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

պինչ (pinčʻ)

  1. (dialectal) nose
  2. (dialectal) nostril
  3. (dialectal) muzzle, snout

Declension[edit]

Old Armenian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The origin is uncertain. Compare similar words in other languages: Georgian პინჩვი (ṗinčvi, nostrils), Ossetian фындз (fynʒ, nose), Abkhaz а-ҧынҵа (a-pəncʼa, nose), Kabardian фӏыншэ (fʼənšɛ, palate), Egyptian fnḏ (nose). According to Hübschmann, the Caucasian words are borrowed from Armenian,[1] which would fit if the final syllable -vi in Georgian პინჩვი (ṗinčvi, nostrils) reflects the Armenian dual number found in պինչ-վը-ներ (pinčʻ-və-ner) of the Erzurum dialect.[2]

Noun[edit]

պինչ (pinčʻ)

  1. the nostrils

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: պինչ (pinčʻ)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 397
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “պինչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Further reading[edit]

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “պինչ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “պինչ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awgerean, Mkrtičʻ, Čēlalean, Grigor (1865) “մինչք”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui [Pocket Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy