բորբոս

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian բորբոս (borbos).

Pronunciation

Noun

բորբոս • (borbos)

  1. mold
  2. mildew
    Synonyms: չոռ (čʻoṙ), միլդյու (mildyu)

Declension

Descendants

  • → Northern Kurdish: perpos
  • → Turkish: pırpoz, porpuz

See also

Further reading

  • Dankoff, Robert (1995) Armenian Loanwords in Turkish (Turcologica; 21), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, § 70, page 30

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Likely connected with բորբ (borb), բորբոք (borbokʻ).[1][2]

Noun

բորբոս • (borbos)

  1. mold

Derived terms

  • անբորբոս (anborbos)
  • անբորբոսային (anborbosayin)
  • բորբոսահամ (borbosaham)
  • բորբոսահոտութիւն (borbosahotutʻiwn)
  • բորբոսային (borbosayin)
  • բորբոսիմ (borbosim)

Descendants

References

  1. Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836) “բորբոս”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 507bc, connecting with բոր (bor), բոյս (boys) and բորբոք (borbokʻ)
  2. Pisani, Vittore (1944) “Armenische Studien. I. Zur armenischen Etymologie”, in Zeitschrift für vergleichende Sprachforschung‎ (in German), volume 68, number 3/4, page 162 of 157–177

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “բորբոս”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, pages 476–477, unknown origin
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “բորբոս”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 137a, trying to connect with բերեմ (berem)
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “բորբոս”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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