տորմուզ

Armenian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian то́рмоз (tórmoz).

Pronunciation

Noun

տորմուզ • (tormuz) (colloquial, nonstandard, Eastern Armenian)

  1. brake (device used to slow or stop a vehicle)
    Synonym: արգելակ (argelak)
    Antonym: գազ (gaz)
    տորմուզ տալ ― tormuz tal ― to brake
    Ես ժամանակին տորմուզ տվեցի ու էրեխուն չխփեցի։ ― Es žamanakin tormuz tvecʻi u ērexun čʻxpʻecʻi. ― I hit the brakes just in time and didn't hit the child.

Declension

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