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Cleansing the language

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    In my effort to exlcude all non-Armenian words when speaking Armenian, I'm going to a list a bunch of words I have a hunch are NOT Armenian, but Armenians use anyway (probably either Farci, Turkish or Russian). So if any of you know for sure if these are or aren't Armenian words, let me know.

    Ash-khal (Garbage)
    Khent (Crazy)
    Saroshka (Sweater)
    Kal (Head)
    Doprag (Bag... or is it box?)
    Eshag (Dumbass)
    Kife (I actually don't know what this word means other than that it's a positive way of describing somebody... my stepmom uses it all the time)
    Khe? (Why?)
    Kheabon (Street)
    Zah-mar (Best I can tell it means shut up.. but it could be an instrument)
    Mek-ina (Car)
    Yetim (Orphan)

    That's all I can think of right now.
    "All I know is I'm not a Marxist." -Karl Marx

  • #2
    I'm pretty sure "khent" and "dobrag" (bag) are Armenian words.

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    • #3
      K. Doprag I was real iffy about because when I heard some Turks talking I noticed a lot of words ended in "rag"
      "All I know is I'm not a Marxist." -Karl Marx

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      • #4
        Maybe I am wrong. I know we have the word "bayusag" but I don't think it means the same thing.

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        • #5
          yetim is a turkish word i think
          kılugh (head)
          inchu (why)
          may be i am wrong

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          • #6
            I thought yettem was Armenian for paradise

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            • #7
              I just asked my mom is "eshag" is a Turkish word and she said without question. By extension that would mean "esh" (meaning donkey) is also a Turkish word. In that case, what's the Armenian word for Donkey?
              "All I know is I'm not a Marxist." -Karl Marx

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              • #8
                "Inchu" must be Armenian and "kuhlookh" [head] should also be Armenian (don't forget about out word for "hat"). Now we're going overboard.

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                • #9
                  i think kulharg means hat in armenian

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                  • #10
                    I know. And it comes from the word "kuhlookh" which should, then, also be Armenian.

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