սոխ

From Old Armenian սոխ (sox).

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

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սոխ • (sox)

1. onion
2. (ethnic slur) Russian

   Synonym: ռուս (ṙus)

• → Georgian: სოხვი (soxvi, “spring onion”), სოხი (soxi)
  • → Mingrelian: სორხი (sorxi), სოხი (soxi)
  • → Svan: სოხ (sox)

• Kʿamalyan, Arewik (2017), “Ētʿnofolizmə hayerenum ew ṙuserenum [Ethnophaulisms (ethnic slurs) in Armenian and Russian]”, in “Jahukyan Readings” International Conference, Yerevan, June 15–16, 2017: Collection of papers‎ (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 375 of 370–385

From Middle Iranian *sōx, whence also Persian سوخ‎ (sôx). Further origin unknown. Has been linked by some with Proto-Turkic *sogan, whence Southern Altai согоно (sogono), Tuvan согуна (soguna), Khakas соған (soğan), Bashkir һуған (huğan), Chuvash сухан (suh̬an), Azerbaijani soğan (“onion”), Turkish soğan, Old Turkic 𐰣𐰍𐰽‎ (soɣun) and others, all meaning “onion”, also borrowed in to Mongolian as сонгино (songino). Also a derivation from Sanskrit सुकन्द (sukanda, “onion”) has been suggested, but this is not generally accepted.

սոխ • (sox)

1. onion (Allium cepa)

   դալար սոխ ― dalar sox ― scallion, green onion

   սոխ մանր ― sox manr ― shallot

• մկնսոխ (mknsox)
• մկնասոխ (mknasox)

• Armenian: սոխ (sox)
  • → Georgian: სოხვი (soxvi, “spring onion”), სოხი (soxi)
    • → Mingrelian: სორხი (sorxi), სოხი (soxi)
    • → Svan: სოხ (sox)

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “սոխ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “սոխ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “սոխ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 239ab
• Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 238
• Dankoff, Robert (1995) Armenian Loanwords in Turkish (Turcologica; 21), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, § A14, page 161
• Eren, Hasan (1999), “soğan”, in Türk Dilinin Etimolojik Sözlüğü [Etymological Dictionary of the Turkish Language] (in Turkish), Ankara: Bizim Büro Basım Evi, page 372b
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “soğan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük