ցեղ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ցեղ (cʿeł).

Pronunciation

Noun

ցեղ (cʿeł)

  1. tribe
    վայրենի ցեղերvayreni cʿełersavage tribes
  2. race
  3. clan, kindred
  4. (biology, taxonomy) genus

Declension

Derived terms


Old Armenian

Etymology

The original meaning is “division”, of the same Proto-Indo-European origin as ցելում (cʿelum); see it for more.

Noun

ցեղ (cʿeł)

  1. tribe, race, branch
    ցեղից ցեղիցcʿełicʿ cʿełicʿvarious, diverse

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

References

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