աճուկ

Armenian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Armenian աճուկ (ačuk).

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /ɑˈt͡ʃuk/, [ɑt͡ʃúk]
  • (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /ɑˈd͡ʒuɡ/, [ɑd͡ʒúɡ]
  • Audio (Eastern Armenian):(file)
  • Hyphenation: ա‧ճուկ

Noun

աճուկ • (ačuk)

  1. groin (the fold or depression on either side of the body between the abdomen and the upper thigh)
  2. (dialectal) pubis
  3. (dialectal) pelvis
  4. (dialectal) thigh

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative աճուկ (ačuk) աճուկներ (ačukner)
dative աճուկի (ačuki) աճուկների (ačukneri)
ablative աճուկից (ačukicʻ) աճուկներից (ačuknericʻ)
instrumental աճուկով (ačukov) աճուկներով (ačuknerov)
locative աճուկում (ačukum) աճուկներում (ačuknerum)
definite forms
nominative աճուկը / աճուկն (ačukə / ačukn) աճուկները / աճուկներն (ačuknerə / ačuknern)
dative աճուկին (ačukin) աճուկներին (ačuknerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative աճուկս (ačuks) աճուկներս (ačukners)
dative աճուկիս (ačukis) աճուկներիս (ačukneris)
ablative աճուկիցս (ačukicʻs) աճուկներիցս (ačuknericʻs)
instrumental աճուկովս (ačukovs) աճուկներովս (ačuknerovs)
locative աճուկումս (ačukums) աճուկներումս (ačuknerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative աճուկդ (ačukd) աճուկներդ (ačuknerd)
dative աճուկիդ (ačukid) աճուկներիդ (ačuknerid)
ablative աճուկիցդ (ačukicʻd) աճուկներիցդ (ačuknericʻd)
instrumental աճուկովդ (ačukovd) աճուկներովդ (ačuknerovd)
locative աճուկումդ (ačukumd) աճուկներումդ (ačuknerumd)

Middle Armenian

Etymology

From աճել (ačel, to grow) +‎ -ուկ (-uk), because of the widespread belief that the groin relates to the process of child growth.

Noun

աճուկ • (ačuk), genitive singular աճուկի (ačuki)

  1. groin (the fold or depression on either side of the body between the abdomen and the upper thigh)

Descendants

  • Armenian: աճուկ (ačuk)

References

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աճուկ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “աճուկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Ġazaryan, Ṙuben, Avetisyan, Henrik (2009) “աճուկ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “ačuk”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 44