կորնգան

From Old Armenian կորնգան (korngan).

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [kɔɾəŋˈɡɑn]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [ɡɔɾəŋˈkʰɑn]

կորնգան • (korngan)

1. sainfoin, Onobrychis gen. et. spp.

• → Azerbaijani: qorunqa
• → Georgian: ყორანგალი (q̇orangali), ყორანღალი (q̇oranɣali), ოლანგარი (olangari)
• → Northern Kurdish: qurînge, qorîngan, goringan, koringe, qorînge, qerîngan, kurîngan
• → Turkish: korunga, gorunga, goringe, görünge, görüngel, koringön, koringa, korungal, korangal, koringön, körigen
• → Zazaki: korinkan

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), “կորնգան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 652ab
• Асатрян, Г. (1987), “Язык заза и армянский (Предварительные заметки) [Zaza and Armenian (Preliminary Notes)]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal]‎ (in Russian), issue 1, Yerevan: Academy Press, page 164
• Łazaryan, Ṙ. S. (1981), “կորնգան”, in Busanunneri hayeren-latineren-ṙuseren-angleren-franseren-germaneren baṙaran [Armenian–Latin–Russian–English–French–German Dictionary of Plant Names], Yerevan: University Press, § 625, page 82a
• Kasımoğlu, Ahmet; Dirihî, Ehmedê (2013), Kadri Yıldırım, editor, Ferhenga Navên Nebatan a Kurdî [Dictionary of Kurdish Plant Names]‎, Istanbul: Mardin Artuklu Üniversitesi, →ISBN, page 1129

An Iranian borrowing. Compare dialectal Persian هرنگل‎, کرنگال‎,[1] گرنگال‎ (gorengâl), گل انگار‎ (gol-engâr), گرنگار‎ (gorengâr) (Markazi, Qom, and Lorestan provinces),[2] dialectal Azerbaijani قورنجا‎ (West Azerbaijan),[1] all meaning "common sainfoin, Onobrychis sativa", the components of which are probably corresponding to گوران‎ (gôrân), the plural of گور‎ (gôr, “wild ass, onager”), and گال‎ (gâl, “foxtail millet”). Typologically compare Turkish eşek otu (“sainfoin”, literally “donkey grass”), as well as Ancient Greek ὀνοβρυχίς (onobrukhís), composed as ὄνος (ónos, “ass, donkey”) +‎ βρύχω (brúkhō, “to devour”), because sainfoin is keenly eaten by donkeys. Note also the derivative իշկորնկան (iškornkan, literally “donkey-sainfoin”).

կորնգան • (korngan)

1. sainfoin, Onobrychis gen. et. spp.[3]
   • 10th century, Grigor Narekacʿi, Tałkʿ [Odes] :[4]

     Եթէ հարիւր բարդ խոլըրձան, վեց կորընկան,
     մին մանուշակ խրձադիզեալ […]
     Եւ այն վեց բարդ կորընկանն՝
     վեցօրեայ գործքն ա՟յ

     Etʿē hariwr bard xolərjan, vecʿ korənkan,
     min manušak xrjadizeal […]
     Ew ayn vecʿ bard korənkann,
     vecʿōreay gorckʿn a.y

   • 12–13th century, Mxitʿar Goš, Aṙakkʿ [Fables] 33:[5][6]

     Գնդածաղիկք եւ կորնգան եւ խոլորձ, առուոյտ կապոյտ եւ սէզ, եւ նմանք սոցին, ծաղր եդեալ զցինկ՝ ասէին, եթէ զի՞ է՝ զի մեք զուարճացեալք կամք, եւ նա ծիւրեալ դեղնութեամբ։

     Gndacałikkʿ ew korngan ew xolorj, aṙuoyt kapoyt ew sēz, ew nmankʿ socʿin, całr edeal zcʿink, asēin, etʿē zi^? ē, zi mekʿ zuarčacʿealkʿ kamkʿ, ew na ciwreal dełnutʿeamb.

     • Translation by Robert Bedrosian

       The southern wood, the origan, the orchid, the blue lucerne, the bent grass and others were ridiculing the meadow-rue, saying: “Why is it that we are so full of joy and you just lie about with a yellow hue?”

Others incorrectly identify with Melilotus officinalis[7] or the origan,[8] the latter due to the accidental similarity of the words.

• կորնկան (kornkan)

• իշկորնկան (iškornkan)
• Կորնկան (Kornkan)

• Armenian: կորնգան (korngan)
  • → Azerbaijani: qorunqa
  • → Georgian: ყორანგალი (q̇orangali), ყორანღალი (q̇oranɣali), ოლანგარი (olangari)
  • → Northern Kurdish: qurînge, qorîngan, goringan, koringe, qorînge, qerîngan, kurîngan
  • → Turkish: korunga, gorunga, goringe, görünge, görüngel, koringön, koringa, korungal, korangal, koringön, körigen
  • → Zazaki: korinkan

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), “կորնգան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 652ab
• Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1944), “Կորնկան”, in Hayocʿ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʿyunner; 24) (in Armenian), volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 677
• Ališan, Łewond (1895), “կորնգան”, in Haybusak kam haykakan busabaṙutʿiwn [Armenian Botany] (in Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, § 1511, page 334
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836), “կորնգան”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 1120b, comparing with ὀρίγανον (oríganon)
• Béguinot, Augusto; Diratzouyan, Nersès (1912) Contributo alla flora dell' Armenia‎, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, § 235
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “կորնգան”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, pages 424–425
• Kerestedjian, Bedros (1945), Kerest Haig, editor, Étude philologique et lexicographique de 6000 mots et noms arméniens avec des comparaisons de 100.000 mots de 900 langues et des données historiques et géographiques‎ (in French), London: Bernard Quaritch Ltd., pages 228, comparing with Persian خاولنجان‎ (xâwlanjân)