խութ

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Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian խութ (xutʻ); see it for more.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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խութ (xutʻ)

  1. obstacle, impediment
  2. reef

Declension

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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An ablaut grade of խայթ (xaytʻ), from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd-. See also խոյթ (xoytʻ).

Noun

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խութ (xutʻ)

  1. impediment (under feet)
    խութ եւ խոչ լինել, խէթ եւ խութ ընդ ոտն անկանիլxutʻ ew xočʻ linel, xētʻ ew xutʻ ənd otn ankanilto hinder, to embarrass, to clog
    ի բաց առնել զխոչ եւ զխութi bacʻ aṙnel zxočʻ ew zxutʻto disencumber, to free from embarrassment
  2. reef

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: խութ (xutʻ)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “խութ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “խութ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “խութ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press