ծնեբեկ

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Armenian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Armenian ծնեբեկ (cnebek).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ծնեբեկ (cnebek)

  1. asparagus

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Old Armenian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From ծին (cin, birth) +‎ բեկանեմ (bekanem, to break), because the asparagus sprout is eaten very early, as soon as it is born.[1] For the sense development compare Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos, asparagus; young shoots).

Noun[edit]

ծնեբեկ (cnebek)

  1. asparagus

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “ծնեբեկ”, 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, pages 464–465

Further reading[edit]

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ծնեբեկ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ծնեբեկ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy