ջուր ծեծել
Armenian
Etymology
Literally, "to beat water".
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [d͡ʒuɾ t͡sɛˈt͡sɛl]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰuɾ d͡zɛˈd͡zɛl]
Verb
ջուր ծեծել • (ǰur cecel)
- (idiomatic) to engage in empty talk, to beat around the bush
- Synonym: յուղ վառել (yuł vaṙel)
Further reading
- Bediryan, Petros S. (2011) , “ջուր ծեծել”, in Hayeren darjvackʿneri əndarjak bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Comprehensive explanatory dictionary of Armenian idioms] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
- Sukʿiasyan, A. M.; Galstyan, S. A. (1975) , “ջուր ծեծել”, in Hayocʿ lezvi darjvacabanakan baṙaran [Armenian idiom dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press