ճուտ

Armenian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Armenian ճուտ (čut), whose origin is unknown. Perhaps somehow connected with Old Armenian ճետ (čet, “descendants, progeny”), which in the dialects also means "chick". Alternatively, an onomatopoeic formation. According to Ačaṙean, the similarity to Laz ჭუტა (ç̌uťa, “small”) is accidental.

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃut/, [t͡ʃut]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒud/, [d͡ʒud]

• Audio (Eastern Armenian):

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Noun

ճուտ • (čut)

1. chick, nestling, young of a bird, especially a young chicken
2. (colloquial) small child, youngster

   նեգրի ճուտ ― negri čut ― black child

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular	plural
nominative	ճուտ (čut)	ճտեր (čter)
dative	ճտի (čti)	ճտերի (čteri)
ablative	ճտից (čticʻ)	ճտերից (čtericʻ)
instrumental	ճտով (čtov)	ճտերով (čterov)
locative	—	—
	definite forms
nominative	ճուտը/ճուտն (čutə/čutn)	ճտերը/ճտերն (čterə/čtern)
dative	ճտին (čtin)	ճտերին (čterin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	ճուտս (čuts)	ճտերս (čters)
dative	ճտիս (čtis)	ճտերիս (čteris)
ablative	ճտիցս (čticʻs)	ճտերիցս (čtericʻs)
instrumental	ճտովս (čtovs)	ճտերովս (čterovs)
locative	—	—
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	ճուտդ (čutd)	ճտերդ (čterd)
dative	ճտիդ (čtid)	ճտերիդ (čterid)
ablative	ճտիցդ (čticʻd)	ճտերիցդ (čtericʻd)
instrumental	ճտովդ (čtovd)	ճտերովդ (čterovd)
locative	—	—

Derived terms

• ճուտամեր (čutamer)
• ճուտիկ (čutik)
• ճուտլիկ (čutlik)

Further reading

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1913) “ճուտ”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, page 733ab
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “ճուտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 215a
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “ճուտ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 497a