ոսկի

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Armenian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Armenian ոսկի (oski).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ոսկի (oski)

  1. gold
  2. gold coin

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Adjective

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ոսկի (oski)

  1. golden

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  • Turkish: üsgü

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is unclear. Similar words are found in Finno-Ugric languages, namely Finnish vaski (copper) and Hungarian vas (iron), and in Sumerian 𒆬𒄀 (/⁠guškin⁠/, gold). Unconvincing Proto-Indo-European etymologies have also been suggested.

Noun

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ոսկի (oski)

  1. gold
    մուսիոնեան ոսկիmusionean oskimassive gold
    ոսկի շանթաձիգoski šantʻajigaurum fulminans, fulminating gold
    ընդելուզեալ ոսկովəndeluzeal oskovornamented with gold
    գնել ինչ ի կշիռ ոսկւոյgnel inčʻ i kšiṙ oskwoyto pay exceedingly dear for, or at an extravagant rate
  2. gold coin

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Adjective

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ոսկի (oski)

  1. gold, golden, of gold
    մանեակ ոսկիmaneak oskigold necklace
    ոսկի եղէգնoski ełēgnLysimachia, money-wort, loose-strife

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