барч
Chechen
Etymology
From Old Armenian բարձ (barj, “pillow; seat of honor”).
Noun
барч • (barč) class b2
- seat of honor, place of honor for guests or elders (in a room, around the table, etc.)
- баьрчче — to a seat of honor
- баьрчче дала — to sit in a seat of honor
- баьрчче даккха — to place in a seat of honor
Derived terms
- барчан (barčan)
- барчаниг (barčanig)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “բարձ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press