տուտուց

Armenian

Etymology

From Georgian ტუტუცი (ṭuṭuci).

Pronunciation

Adjective

տուտուց (tutucʿ) (superlative ամենատուտուց) (dialectal, colloquial)

  1. silly, frivolous, daft
    Synonyms: հիմար (himar), անխելք (anxelkʿ)

Declension

Noun

տուտուց (tutucʿ) (dialectal, colloquial)

  1. fool, nitwit, jackass
  2. (ethnic slur) Georgian

Declension

Derived terms

  • տուտուցանալ (tutucʿanal)
  • տուտուցություն (tutucʿutʿyun)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1913), տուտուց”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žołovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, page 1042b
  • 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 376 of 370–385
  • Malxaseancʿ, Stepʿan (1945), տուտուց”, in Hayerēn bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume IV, Yerevan: State Publishing House, page 438c
  • Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2010), տուտուց”, in Hayocʿ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume VI, Yerevan: Hayastan, page 254b
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