շեք

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Classical Syriac ܫܩܐ (šāqā, thighbone). Compare Hebrew שׁוֹק (šōq), Aramaic שָׁקָא (šāqā), and Arabic سَاق (sāq), all meaning "shin".

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

շեք (šekʻ)

  1. (anatomy) perineum

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “շեք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press