бач̓ан
Udi
Etymology
Compare Old Armenian բէճ (bēč), Old Georgian ბეჭი (beč̣i, “shoulder blade”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
бач̓ан • (bač̓an)
- back (the rear of body)
Derived terms
- бач̓анин (bač̓anin)
- бач̓анкӏоцӏ (bač̓anḳoc̣)
- къарибач̓ан (q̇aribač̓an)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971), “բէճ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 446b derives from the Armenian
- Gukasjan, Vorošil (1974), “бач̓ан”, in Удинско-азербайджанско-русский словарь [Udi–Azerbaijani–Russian Dictionary][1], Baku: Academy Press, pages 72-73