թուխ

Etymology

From Old Armenian թուխ (tʿux).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): [tʰuχ]

Adjective

թուխ • (tʿux) (superlative ամենաթուխ)

1. swarthy, dark-skinned

Alternative forms

• թուղ (tʿuł)

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Adjective

թուխ • (tʿux)

1. brown, tawny, swarthy, dark

   թուխ/թուխս զգենուլ, ի թուխս համակիլ ― tʿux/tʿuxs zgenul, i tʿuxs hamakil ― to wear mourning, to dress in mourning, to put on mourning; to be in mourning, to go into mourning; to be plunged in grief

   թուխ զգեցուցանել, ի թուխս համակել ― tʿux zgecʿucʿanel, i tʿuxs hamakel ― to clothe in mourning, to dress in black, to put into mourning; to throw into mourning, to plunge in grief

   ի թուխս համակեալ ― i tʿuxs hamakeal ― in deep mourning

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “թուխ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “թուխ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “թուխ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press