թոխոր
Armenian
Etymology
An Ardeal dialect word.[1][2] Borrowed from some Slavic descendant of Proto-Slavic *dъxorь (“polecat”); note especially Old East Slavic дохорь (doxorĭ). Cognate with Armeno-Kipchak դխոր (tχor).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [tʰɔˈχɔɾ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [tʰɔˈχɔɾ]
- Hyphenation: թո‧խոր
Noun
թոխոր • (tʿoxor) (Ardeal)
- polecat, European polecat, Mustela putorius
- Synonym: ժանտաքիս (žantakʿis)
Usage notes
Most references[3][4][5] mistakenly identify with the beech marten, Martes foina.
Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | թոխոր (tʿoxor) | թոխորներ (tʿoxorner) | ||
| dative | թոխորի (tʿoxori) | թոխորների (tʿoxorneri) | ||
| ablative | թոխորից (tʿoxoricʿ) | թոխորներից (tʿoxornericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | թոխորով (tʿoxorov) | թոխորներով (tʿoxornerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | թոխորը/թոխորն (tʿoxorə/tʿoxorn) | թոխորները/թոխորներն (tʿoxornerə/tʿoxornern) | ||
| dative | թոխորին (tʿoxorin) | թոխորներին (tʿoxornerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | թոխորս (tʿoxors) | թոխորներս (tʿoxorners) | ||
| dative | թոխորիս (tʿoxoris) | թոխորներիս (tʿoxorneris) | ||
| ablative | թոխորիցս (tʿoxoricʿs) | թոխորներիցս (tʿoxornericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | թոխորովս (tʿoxorovs) | թոխորներովս (tʿoxornerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | թոխորդ (tʿoxord) | թոխորներդ (tʿoxornerd) | ||
| dative | թոխորիդ (tʿoxorid) | թոխորներիդ (tʿoxornerid) | ||
| ablative | թոխորիցդ (tʿoxoricʿd) | թոխորներիցդ (tʿoxornericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | թոխորովդ (tʿoxorovd) | թոխորներովդ (tʿoxornerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
Descendants
- → Hungarian: Thochor
References
- Szongott, Kristóf (1898) A magyarhoni örmény családok genealogiája [Genealogy of Armenian families in Hungary] (in Hungarian), Szamosújvár: Aurora, page 172
- Száva, Sándor (2020), “թօխօր”, in Xōskʿatʿułtʿ haynak-angəlnak [Dictionary of the Armenian Dialect of Central Eastern Europe], a self-published .pdf, Beau Bassin, page 107
- J̌axǰaxean, Manuēl (1837), “թոխոր”, in Baṙgirkʿ i barbaṙ hay ew italakan [Armenian–Italian Dictionary], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 577b
- Kʿaǰuni, Manuēl (1891), “fouine”, in Baṙgirkʿ aruesticʿ ew gitutʿeancʿ ew gełecʿik dprutʿeancʿ [Dictionary of Arts and Sciences and Belles Lettres] (in Old Armenian and French), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 889
- Kʿaǰuni, Manuēl (1893), “թոխոր”, in Baṙgirkʿ aruesticʿ ew gitutʿeancʿ ew gełecʿik dprutʿeancʿ. Hamaṙōt baṙgirkʿ gitutʿeancʿ ew aruesticʿ ew gełecʿik dprutʿeancʿ hayerēn-gałłieren [Dictionary of Arts and Sciences and Belles Lettres. Concise Armenian–French Dictionary of Arts and Sciences and Belles Lettres] (in Old Armenian and French), volume III, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 81a
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), “թոխոր”, 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 193b, unaware of the origin, connects with թոխորն (tʿoxorn)
- Awgerean, Mkrtičʿ; Čēlalean, Grigor (1865), “թոխոր”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui [Pocket Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 328a
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “թոխոր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “թոխոր”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 270a, unaware of the origin
- Pʿēštəmalčean, Grigor (1844), “թոխոր”, in Baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui. Mnacʿordkʿ baṙicʿ aṙaǰin hatoroys [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. The Remainder of Words of the First Volume], volume I, Constantinople: Boghos Arabian Press, page 156b
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