կարաս

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian կարաս (karas).

Pronunciation

Noun

կարաս (karas)

  1. large jar, pitcher, amphora

Declension

Old Armenian

An Urartian wine pottery known as karas in Armenian, from Argishtikhinili in present-day Armenia, dating back to the 8th century BC

Etymology

The origin is unknown.

Similar words are found in other languages, but the interrelationship of these terms is uncertain: compare Georgian კასრი (ḳasri, barrel), Aghul хӏере́цӏи (ḥʳerécʼi, small earthenware mug), Lak гьарацӏи (haracʼi, middle-sized earthenware vessel), Kubachin Dargwa [script needed] (xarac̣e), Arabic كُرَاز (kurāz, a kind of jug with strait neck), Persian کراز (korâz, idem), Aramaic כרז (krz, a type of container), Classical Syriac ܟܪܙܐ (karrāzā, pitcher), Sanskrit कलश (kalaśa, waterpot, pitcher, jar), Ancient Greek κρωσσός (krōssós, water pail, pitcher; cinerary urn).

Noun

կարաս (karas)

  1. large jar for wine or water, cask, barrel, amphora
    • 5th century, Bible, Proverbs 23.27:
      Կարաս ծակ է տուն օտար, եւ ջրհոր նեղ՝ օտարոտին։
      Karas cak ē tun ōtar, ew ǰrhor neł, ōtarotin.

Declension

Derived terms

  • գինեկարաս (ginekaras)
  • կարասձագ (karasjag)
  • կարասի (karasi)

Descendants

  • Armenian: կարաս (karas)
    • Russian: кара́с (karás)

Further reading

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