քսակ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian քսակ (kʻsak).

Pronunciation

Noun

քսակ • (kʻsak)

  1. pouch, sack, small bag
  2. (figuratively) money, dough, wealth
    փողի քսակ ― pʻoġi kʻsak ― money
  3. rubber cloth (for making waterproof clothing)
  4. the pouch or sac of an animal

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Persian *kysk' (/⁠kīsak, kīsag⁠/), ultimately from Akkadian 𒋢𒃻𒉌𒌓 (kīsu, “leather bag for weights and silver; silver capital; treasury”). See Persian کیسه (kise, “purse”) for more cognates.

Noun

քսակ • (kʻsak)

  1. purse, little bag, satchel; pack, packet
    քսակ արծաթոյ ― kʻsak arcatʻoy ― purse, flat-purse, money-bag, billcase, portfolio
    քսակ հասարակաց ունել ― kʻsak hasarakacʻ unel ― to have the same or a common purse

Declension

Derived terms

  • քսակագին (kʻsakagin)
  • քսակակալ (kʻsakakal)
  • քսակահատու (kʻsakahatu)

Descendants

  • Armenian: քսակ (kʻsak)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քսակ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քսակ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “քսակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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