ճահիճ

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Armenian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ճա‧հիճ

Noun

ճահիճ (čahič)

  1. swamp, marsh
  2. (figuratively) stagnation

Declension

Synonyms


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Noun

ճահիճ (čahič)

  1. marsh, morass, swamp, fen, bog, slough, quagmire

Usage notes

Classically used in the plural — ճահիճք (čahičkʻ).

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: ճահիճ (čahič)

References

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