ջուր ծեծել

Armenian

Etymology

Literally, "to beat water".

Pronunciation

(Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒuɾ t͡sɛˈt͡sɛl]

(Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰuɾ d͡zɛˈd͡zɛl]

Verb

ջուր ծեծել • (ǰur cecel)

(idiomatic) to engage in empty talk, to beat around the bush
Synonym: յուղ վառել (yuł vaṙel)

Further reading

Bediryan, Petros (2011), “ջուր ծեծել”, in Hayeren darjvackʿneri əndarjak bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Comprehensive explanatory dictionary of Armenian idioms] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
Sukʿiasyan, A. M.; Galstyan, S. A. (1975), “ջուր ծեծել”, in Hayocʿ lezvi darjvacabanakan baṙaran [Armenian idiom dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press

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