барч

Chechen

Etymology

From Old Armenian բարձ (barj, “pillow; seat of honor”).

Noun

барч • (barč) class b2

1. seat of honor, place of honor for guests or elders (in a room, around the table, etc.)

   баьрчче ― bärčče ― to a seat of honor

   баьрчче дала ― bärčče dala ― to sit in a seat of honor

   баьрчче даккха ― bärčče daqqa ― to place in a seat of honor

Derived terms

• барчан (barčan)
• барчаниг (barčanig)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (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