# փաչա
## Armenian
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پاچه (paça), from Persian پاچه (pâče).

### Pronunciation

* (Eastern Armenian) IPA: /pʰɑˈt͡ʃʰɑ/, [pʰɑt͡ʃʰɑ́]
* (Western Armenian) IPA: /pɑˈt͡ʃɑ/, [pʰɑt͡ʃʰɑ́]

### Noun

փաչա • (pʻačʻa) (dialectal)
* trotters of sheep
    Synonym: տոտիկ (totik)
** ca. 1680–1684, Baṙ girg taliani [An Armenian–Italian Dictionary published in Venice] page 60:փաչէք․ կամպէpʻačʻēkʻ; kampēփաչէք (pʻačʻēkʻ) = gambe
* a խաշ (xaš) made from trotters of sheep
* the lower part of a leg of a pair of trousers or drawers
    Synonyms: տոտ (tot), փողք (pʻoġkʻ)
* thigh
    Synonym: ազդր (azdr)
* groin
    Synonyms: ցայլք (cʻaylkʻ), աճուկ (ačuk)

#### Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian) :
| | singular | plural |
| nominative | փաչա (pʻačʻa) | փաչաներ (pʻačʻaner) |
| dative | փաչայի (pʻačʻayi) | փաչաների (pʻačʻaneri) |
| ablative | փաչայից (pʻačʻayicʻ) | փաչաներից (pʻačʻanericʻ) |
| instrumental | փաչայով (pʻačʻayov) | փաչաներով (pʻačʻanerov) |
| locative | փաչայում (pʻačʻayum) | փաչաներում (pʻačʻanerum) |
| | definite forms | definite forms |
| nominative | փաչան (pʻačʻan) | փաչաները/փաչաներն (pʻačʻanerə/pʻačʻanern) |
| dative | փաչային (pʻačʻayin) | փաչաներին (pʻačʻanerin) |
| | 1st person possessive forms (my) | 1st person possessive forms (my) |
| nominative | փաչաս (pʻačʻas) | փաչաներս (pʻačʻaners) |
| dative | փաչայիս (pʻačʻayis) | փաչաներիս (pʻačʻaneris) |
| ablative | փաչայիցս (pʻačʻayicʻs) | փաչաներիցս (pʻačʻanericʻs) |
| instrumental | փաչայովս (pʻačʻayovs) | փաչաներովս (pʻačʻanerovs) |
| locative | փաչայումս (pʻačʻayums) | փաչաներումս (pʻačʻanerums) |
| | 2nd person possessive forms (your) | 2nd person possessive forms (your) |
| nominative | փաչադ (pʻačʻad) | փաչաներդ (pʻačʻanerd) |
| dative | փաչայիդ (pʻačʻayid) | փաչաներիդ (pʻačʻanerid) |
| ablative | փաչայիցդ (pʻačʻayicʻd) | փաչաներիցդ (pʻačʻanericʻd) |
| instrumental | փաչայովդ (pʻačʻayovd) | փաչաներովդ (pʻačʻanerovd) |
| locative | փաչայումդ (pʻačʻayumd) | փաչաներումդ (pʻačʻanerumd) |
i-type/u-type, inanimate (Colloquial Eastern Armenian) :
| | singular | plural |
| nominative | փաչա (pʻačʻa) | փաչեք (pʻačʻekʻ) |
| dative | փաչի, փաչու (pʻačʻi, pʻačʻu) | փաչեքի (pʻačʻekʻi) |
| ablative | փաչից, փաչուց (pʻačʻicʻ, pʻačʻucʻ) | փաչեքից (pʻačʻekʻicʻ) |
| instrumental | փաչով (pʻačʻov) | փաչեքով (pʻačʻekʻov) |
| locative | փաչում (pʻačʻum) | փաչեքում (pʻačʻekʻum) |
| | definite forms | definite forms |
| nominative | փաչեն (pʻačʻen) | փաչեքը/փաչեքն (pʻačʻekʻə/pʻačʻekʻn) |
| dative | փաչին, փաչուն (pʻačʻin, pʻačʻun) | փաչեքին (pʻačʻekʻin) |
| | 1st person possessive forms (my) | 1st person possessive forms (my) |
| nominative | փաչես (pʻačʻes) | փաչեքս (pʻačʻekʻs) |
| dative | փաչիս (pʻačʻis) | փաչեքիս (pʻačʻekʻis) |
| ablative | փաչիցս (pʻačʻicʻs) | փաչեքիցս (pʻačʻekʻicʻs) |
| instrumental | փաչովս (pʻačʻovs) | փաչեքովս (pʻačʻekʻovs) |
| locative | փաչումս (pʻačʻums) | փաչեքումս (pʻačʻekʻums) |
| | 2nd person possessive forms (your) | 2nd person possessive forms (your) |
| nominative | փաչեդ (pʻačʻed) | փաչեքդ (pʻačʻekʻd) |
| dative | փաչիդ (pʻačʻid) | փաչեքիդ (pʻačʻekʻid) |
| ablative | փաչիցդ (pʻačʻicʻd) | փաչեքիցդ (pʻačʻekʻicʻd) |
| instrumental | փաչովդ (pʻačʻovd) | փաչեքովդ (pʻačʻekʻovd) |
| locative | փաչումդ (pʻačʻumd) | փաչեքումդ (pʻačʻekʻumd) |

#### Derived terms

* փաչավոր (pʻačʻavor)

#### Related terms

* փաչաջի (pʻačʻaǰi)

### References

* ↑ Orengo, Alessandro (2019) “Il ԲԱՌ ԳԻՐԳ ՏԱԼԻԱՆԻ Un dizionario armeno-italiano del XVII secolo”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, page 246, incorrectly deriving from Ottoman Turkish باجاق (bacak)

### Further reading

* Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1902) “փաչա”, in Tʻurkʻerēni azdecʻutʻiwnə hayerēni vray ew tʻurkʻerēnē pʻoxaṙeal baṙerə Pōlsi hay žoġovrdakan lezuin mēǰ hamematutʻeamb Vani, Ġarabaġi ew Nor-Naxiǰewani barbaṙnerun [The influence of Turkish on Armenian, and the Turkish borrowings in the vernacular Armenian of Constantinople in comparison with the dialects of Van, Karabakh and Nor Nakhichevan] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 3) (in Armenian), Moscow and Vagharshapat: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, page 346
* Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2010), “փաչա”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume VI, Yerevan: Hayastan, page 347a