դոդոշ

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Etymology[edit]

Unattested in texts earlier than the 17th century. Identical with *թոթոշ (*tʻotʻoš) in Old Armenian քարաթոթոշ (kʻaratʻotʻoš, gecko). A reduplicative formation of unknown origin, to be connected with Udi тошо (tošo, grass snake).[1][2]

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Noun[edit]

դոդոշ (dodoš)

  1. toad
    • finished 1731, Stefanus Roszka, Armenian–Latin Dictionary :[3]
      Գորտ ընդ դօդօշի []
      Gort ənd dōdōši []
  2. (obsolete) a kind of lizard (?)
    • 1675, Yovhannēs Holov, Noragoyn całik zōrutʻeancʻ [Flos virtutum] , (page 98):
      Նմանին ագահք դօդօշաց, որք կերակրին, և սնանին ի հողոյ, բայց քան զի միշտ երկնչին, թէ մի գուցէ պակասիցի հողն, վասն որոյ յորժամ քաղցին խնայելով ուտեն ի նմանէ։
      Nmanin agahkʻ dōdōšacʻ, orkʻ kerakrin, ew snanin i hoġoy, baycʻ kʻan zi mišt erknčʻin, tʻē mi gucʻē pakasicʻi hoġn, vasn oroy yoržam kʻaġcʻin xnayelov uten i nmanē.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “թոթոշ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 193a
  2. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “դօդօշ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 208b
  3. ^ Norayr N. Biwzandacʻi (2000) “դօդօշ”, in Martiros Minassian, editor, Baṙagirkʻ storin hayerēni i matenagrutʻeancʻ ŽA–ŽĒ darucʻ [Dictionary of Middle Armenian Based on the Literature of 11–17th Centuries]‎[1], edited from the author's unfinished manuscript written 1884–1915, Geneva: Martiros Minassian, page 176

Further reading[edit]

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դօդօշ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awgerean, Mkrtičʻ, Čēlalean, Grigor (1865) “դօդօշ”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui [Pocket Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S., Avetisyan, H. M. (2009) “դօդօշ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դօդօշ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy