թափք

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Armenian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Armenian թափք (tʻapʻkʻ).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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թափք (tʻapʻkʻ)

  1. sheath, scabbard
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References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “թափք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 166a

Etymology 2

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Probably from Old Armenian թամբք (tʻambkʻ) and so a by-form of թամք (tʻamkʻ, saddle; body of a cart). Possibly contaminated with թափք (tʻapʻkʻ, sheath, scabbard): for the sense association compare Russian кузов (kuzov, basket; body of a carriage).

Noun

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թափք (tʻapʻkʻ)

  1. body (of a car or a cart)
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Old Armenian

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Noun

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թափք (tʻapʻkʻ)

  1. nominative plural of թափ (tʻapʻ)