ուղեղ

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Armenian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [uˈʁɛʁ]
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

ուղեղ (uġeġ)

  1. (anatomy) brain
  2. (figuratively) mind, intellect

Declension

Derived terms


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. The oldest form is possibly ուղիղ (ułił), whence the genitive ուղղոյ (ułłoy). Compare also ուղիղ (ułił, straight).

Noun

ուղեղ (ułeł)

  1. brain
    սենեակ ուղղոյseneak ułłoyskull
    ուղեղ ի գլուխ ունելułeł i glux unelto be judicious, in one's right senses
    թափեալ ուղեղtʻapʻeal ułełhare-brained, empty-headed, giddypated, mad
  2. bone marrow
    մինչեւ ցուղեղ ոսկերացminčʻew cʻułeł oskeracʻto the very marrow of the bones

Declension

Derived terms

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Descendants

  • Armenian: ուղեղ (uġeġ)

References

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