կուռն

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain.[1] The basic meaning may be ‘curved/bending body-part’ and the word may be related to կռթունք (kṙtʻunkʻ), կոր (kor), կրուկն (krukn).[2]

Noun

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կուռն (kuṙn)

  1. back
    զկուռս տալ որմոյzkuṙs tal ormoyto lean against a wall
  2. side
    առ կռան կալaṙ kṙan kalto be near, present
    մերձ առ կռան կայmerj aṙ kṙan kayit is not far distant
  3. joint between the shoulder and arm

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: կուռ (kuṙ)

References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կուռն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  2. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 382

Further reading

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կուռն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կուռն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy