ջուխտ

Armenian

Alternative forms

  • ճօխտ (čōxt), չուխտ (čʻuxt), ջօխտ (ǰōxt) — dialect

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Armenian ջուխտ (ǰuxt). A borrowing from an Iranian source. Compare Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ywht /⁠ǰuxt⁠/), Persian جفت (ĵuft), from Proto-Indo-European *yugtós.

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒuχt/, [d͡ʒuχt]
  • (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃuχd/, [t͡ʃʰuχt]
  • Audio (Eastern Armenian):(file)

Noun

ջուխտ • (ǰuxt) (dialectal, Istanbul, Tokat, Javakheti, Ararat, Van)

  1. pair, couple; two
  2. Two similar items that are used together and form a whole; a set.
  3. Each member of a pair.
  4. (dialectal, Shirak) As a pair, together.
  5. The act of sneezing twice in a row.
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