Cleansing the language

[thedebutante]

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?

I think that donkey is avanak in Armenian.

[angelik22]

wow those were some unusual words i encountered here, some of them ive never heard of, like Portekhal - orange
but i know that the root of that word is greek, because of "my greek fat wedding" her last anmes was Portokalis, and that dad said its a root of "portokal" meaning oranges... anywhoo, i had no idea that was also a word in armenian.
I love to learn new things about our culture and language, even after 6 years at an armenian school.

[Crimson Glow]

wow those were some unusual words i encountered here, some of them ive never heard of, like Portekhal - orange
but i know that the root of that word is greek, because of "my greek fat wedding" her last anmes was Portokalis, and that dad said its a root of "portokal" meaning oranges... anywhoo, i had no idea that was also a word in armenian.
I love to learn new things about our culture and language, even after 6 years at an armenian school.

Ummm....I believe she said that's Persian.

[angelik22]

oo ooooooopsie... i misread. no big deal

[Genuine_Stud]

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.

Ok Mr. Jinx.... here I go.

Garbage = Akhb or Zeebeel
Crazy = Khent or Keejh
Sweater = Uhhmmm.... don't know this one.
Head = Klookh
Bag = Dobrag
Dumbass = Esh (Turkish)
Kayf = Cool or Excitement. (Depends how you use it and I don't know if it's Armenian)
Why = Inchu or Khe
Street = Poghots
Zaharmar = Shut the f*ck up (Probably Turkish)
Car = Afto or Mekina or Inknasharjh
Orphan = Vorp

That's the best I can do to describe it to you in Eastern and Western Armenian.

Hope it helps.

[Harut82]

donkey is yez i think.

donkey is not yez. donkey is esh

[Crimson Glow]

I know voch is the correct word for no, but I thought khe also ment no.

[thedebutante]

donkey is not yez. donkey is esh

avanak! (esh is not armenian)

[jgm1975]

Telescope is also, in a sense, a combination of "distance" and "sight", but what's the Armenian?

Heraditak in classical and Eastern Armenian

Heratidag in Western or distorted Armenian

[Emil]

Car= Inknasharje
TV= Heradesil

Wow, I've never heard those terms before. Interesting.