κάτζιν

Cappadocian Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian կացին (kacʿin, “axe”), from Old Armenian կացին (kacʿin), from Classical Syriac ܚܨܝܢܐ‎ (xaṣṣīnāʼ, “axe, pickaxe”), from Akkadian 𒍏𒄩𒍣𒅔 (ḫaṣṣinnu)

Noun

κάτζιν (kátzin)

knife; axe

References

Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “կացին”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
Karolídis, Pávlos (1885) Glossárion sygkritikón ellinokappadokikón léxeon (in Greek), Smyrna: O Týpos, page 87
Karolídis, Pávlos (1885) Glossárion sygkritikón ellinokappadokikón léxeon (in Greek), Smyrna: O Týpos, page 174

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