κάτζιν

Cappadocian Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian կացին (kacʿin, “axe”), from Old Armenian կացին (kacʿin), from Classical Syriac ܚܨܝܢܐ‎ (xaṣṣīnāʼ, “axe, pickaxe”), from Akkadian 𒍏𒄩𒍣𒅔 (ḫaṣṣinnum).

Noun

κάτζιν (kátzin)

  1. knife; axe

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “կացին”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Καρολίδης, Παύλος (1885) Γλωσσάριον συγκριτικόν ελληνοκαππαδοκικών λέξεων (in Greek), Smyrna: O Týpos, page 87
  • Καρολίδης, Παύλος (1885) Γλωσσάριον συγκριτικόν ελληνοκαππαδοκικών λέξεων (in Greek), Smyrna: O Týpos, page 174
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