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ծո

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Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Armenian ծօ (), from Old Armenian ծօլա (cōla), from Old Georgian წული (c̣uli).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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ծո (co) (dialectal, colloquial)

  1. used to address or call a familiar person, traditionally a male, often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority or annoyance
    Synonyms: տո (to), այ տղա (ay tġa), արա (ara)
  2. woe! alas!
    Synonyms: ափսոս (apʻsos), վայ (vay), ավաղ (avaġ)
  3. exclamation expressing surprise

Usage notes

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Apparently, in the Van dialect, this word was used mainly by a man to address his wife, unlike in other dialects.

See also

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References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “ծօ”, 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 476
  • Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “ծո”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: Hayastan, page 656a
  • Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2002), “ծո”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume 2, Yerevan: Hayastan, page 419