խորտաբորտ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From խորթ (xortʿ, “hard, rough, stony”).

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Adjective

խորտաբորտ • (xortabort)

ragged, rough, uneven
խորտաբորտք ― xortabortkʿ ― hard, rough, stony places

Descendants

Armenian: խորդուբորդ (xordubord)

References

Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “խորտաբորտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “խորտաբորտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy

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