ջուր ծեծել
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Armenian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, "to beat water".
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [d͡ʒuɾ t͡set͡sél]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰuɾ d͡zed͡zél]
Verb[edit]
- (idiomatic) to engage in empty talk, to beat around the bush
- Synonym: յուղ վառել (yuġ vaṙel)
Further reading[edit]
- Bediryan, Petros (2011) “ջուր ծեծել”, in Hayeren darjvackʻneri əndarjak bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Comprehensive explanatory dictionary of Armenian idioms] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
- Sukʻiasyan, A. M., Galstyan, S. A. (1975) “ջուր ծեծել”, in Hayocʻ lezvi darjvacabanakan baṙaran [Armenian idiom dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press