կուց

Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Armenian կուց (kucʿ).

Pronunciation

Noun

կուց (kucʿ) (dialectal)

  1. handful, two palms joined
    Synonym: բուռ (buṙ)

Declension

Alternative forms

  • կուցք (kucʿkʿ)

References

  • Amatuni, Sahak (1912), կուց”, in Hayocʿ baṙ u ban [Armenian Words and Idioms] (in Armenian), Vagharshapat: Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
  • Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2001–2012), կուց”, in Hayocʿ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

Middle Armenian

Alternative forms

  • գուց (gucʿ), գուձ (guj)

Etymology

Back-formation from կցել (kcʿel).

Noun

կուց (kucʿ)

  1. handful, two palms joined

Descendants

  • Armenian: կուց (kucʿ)

Further reading

  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), կուց”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), կից”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Norayr N. Biwzandacʿi (2000), կուց”, in Martiros Minassian, editor, Baṙagirkʿ storin hayerēni i matenagrutʿeancʿ ŽA–ŽĒ darucʿ [Dictionary of Middle Armenian Based on the Literature of 11–17th Centuries], edited from the author's unfinished manuscript written 1884–1915, Geneva: Martiros Minassian, pages 390–391
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), կուց”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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