կոր

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Armenian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian կոր (kor).

Adjective

կոր (kor) (superlative ամենակոր)

  1. curved, crooked
Declension

Noun

կոր (kor)

  1. (geometry) curve
Declension

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Armenian կոր (kor); see it for more.

Noun

կոր (kor)

  1. scorpion
Declension
Synonyms

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

The origin is uncertain.[1][2] Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *gowh₁-ro- or *gow-e/oro- from *gew- (to bend), and cognate with Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, ring, circle), γυρός (gurós, round).[3][4] J̌ahukyan prefers derivation from Proto-Indo-European *gor-, from *ger- (to turn, wind).[5]

Possibly related to կեռ (keṙ), կորճ (korč), կուր (kur) and dialectal կոռ (koṙ). Compare also Central Kurdish کووڕ (kûrr, bent over, hunched), Khotanese [script needed] (kūra-, crooked).

Adjective

կոր (kor)

  1. curved, crooked
    ի կորi korbowed, inclined; down, below, downwards
    ի կոր կորացեալi kor koracʻealdepressed, cast down
    ի կոր կործանելi kor korcanelto cut down, to overturn, to throw to the ground, to overthrow, to upset; (figuratively) to dishearten thoroughly, to strike with dismay, to confound, to abash
    ի կոր կործանիլi kor korcanilto fall, to break down, to sink, to be overthrown;fig.to droop, to be disheartened, to give way, to lose heart, to be ashamed, abashed
    կոր գիծkor giccurve
    կոր ի գլուխ, կոր ի կորkor i glux, kor i korashamed, confused, depressed, humbled, debased, humiliated with hanging head, humbly, full of shame, quite confused, abashed, ignominiously
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Armenian: կոր (kor)

References

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կոր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  2. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “kor”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, pages 373–374
  3. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 397
  4. ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 199
  5. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “կոր”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 422b

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Probably a tabu-substitution of the word for ‘scorpion’, from կոր (kor, curved, crooked), referring to scorpion's tail. For the semantics compare Persian کژدم (každom). A relation with կարիճ (karič) is also possible.

Noun

կոր (kor)

  1. scorpion
  2. (astronomy) Scorpius

Declension

Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կոր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կոր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կոր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “kor”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, pages 374–375