թոք

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian թոք (tʻokʻ).

Pronunciation

Noun

թոք (tʻokʻ)

  1. (anatomy) lung

Declension

Derived terms


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. The sense of “mollusk” is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn, lung; kind of mollusk).

Noun

թոք (tʻokʻ)

  1. (anatomy) lung
  2. sponge (because of its pores)
  3. type of a mollusk

Declension

Derived terms

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Descendants

  • Armenian: թոք (tʻokʻ)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “թոք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “թոք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “թոք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press