κάτζιν

Cappadocian Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian կացին (kacʻin, “axe”), from Old Armenian կացին (kacʻin), from Classical Syriac ܚܨܝܢܐ (xaṣṣīnāʼ, “axe, pickaxe”), from Akkadian 𒍏𒄩𒍣𒅔 (ḫaṣṣinnum).

Noun

κάτζιν (kátzin)

  1. knife; axe

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կացին”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Karolídis, Pávlos (1885) Γλωσσάριον συγκριτικόν ελληνοκαππαδοκικών λέξεων (in Greek), Smyrna: O Týpos, page 87
  • Karolídis, Pávlos (1885) Γλωσσάριον συγκριτικόν ελληνοκαππαδοκικών λέξεων (in Greek), Smyrna: O Týpos, page 174
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