# կակաչ
## Armenian
### Alternative forms

* կակաչ (kakačʻ) — Erzurum, Vozm, Van
* կակաճ (kakač) — Akhaltsikhe, Moks
* կագաչ (kagačʻ) — Alashkert
* կագաճ (kagač) — Mush
* գագաչ (gagačʻ), գագաշ (gagaš) — Aslanbeg

### Etymology

From Middle Armenian կակաչ (kakačʻ).

### Pronunciation

* (Eastern Armenian) IPA: /kɑˈkɑt͡ʃʰ/, [kɑkɑ́t͡ʃʰ]
* (Western Armenian) IPA: /ɡɑˈɡɑt͡ʃ/, [ɡɑɡɑ́t͡ʃʰ]
* Audio (Eastern Armenian):(file)

### Noun

կակաչ • (kakačʻ)
* poppy, Papaver
    Synonyms: պուտ (put), խաշխաշ (xašxaš), լալա (lala)
* (figuratively) cockscomb
    Synonym: կատար (katar)

#### Derived terms

* վարդակակաչ (vardakakačʻ)

#### Descendants

* → Northern Kurdish: kakaç (Moks)
* → Turkish: gagaç’, gagaç, kakaç

### References

* ↑ Asatrian, Garnik (2009) “Prolegomena to the Study of the Kurds”, in Iran and the Caucasus, volume 13, number 1, Leiden: Brill, →DOI, →ISSN, page 41
* ↑ Bläsing, Uwe (1992) Armenisches Lehngut im Türkeitürkischen am Beispiel von Hemşin (Dutch Studies in Armenian Language and Literature; 2) (in German), Amsterdam and Atlanta: Rodopi, § 39, page 40

### Further reading

* Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “կակաչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, pages 488–489

## Middle Armenian
### Alternative forms

* կակաջ (kakaǰ)

### Etymology

Related to Georgian ყაყაჩო (q̇aq̇ačo, “poppy”). Of uncertain ultimate origin. Compare Persian خشخاش (xašxâš).

### Noun

կակաչ • (kakačʻ)
* poppy, Papaver
** 12–13th century, Mxitʻar Goš, Aṙakkʻ [Fables] 30:Եղեւ գժտութիւն երբեմն ի մէջ լեռնականաց և դաշտականացն ծաղկանց, զի հօրուտն եւ մօրուտն եւ ասպուզանն եւ այլք այսպիսիք ոչ տանէին պարսաւանացն դաշտականաց՝ արքայածաղկին, կակաջին (var. կակաչին) եւ այլոց նմանեաց․ զի ստգտանէին իբրեւ տմարդիք եւ անիմաստք, եւ զինքեանս հանճարեղս եւ ի բժշկութիւնս պատրաստ, եւ ի տեսիլս՝ առձեռն։Eġew gžtutʻiwn erbemn i mēǰ leṙnakanacʻ ew daštakanacʻn caġkancʻ, zi hōrutn ew mōrutn ew aspuzann ew aylkʻ ayspisikʻ očʻ tanēin parsawanacʻn daštakanacʻ, arkʻayacaġkin, kakaǰin (var. kakačʻin) ew aylocʻ nmaneacʻ; zi stgtanēin ibrew tmardikʻ ew animastkʻ, ew zinkʻeans hančareġs ew i bžškutʻiwns patrast, ew i tesils, aṙjeṙn.Translation by Robert BedrosianA quarrel once arose between the mountain flowers and the flowers of the field. For the tuberose, the rose campion, the marigold and others like them could not bear the criticism of the field flowers such as the checkered lily and the tulip which considered the former rustic and useless. They praised themselves, however, as geniuses, good for medicinal purposes and decoration.
** 14–15th centuries, Yovhannēs Tʻlkurancʻi, Tałer [Poems] 13:Է՜ վիզ շողկտան, է՜ այտեր կակաչ […] Ē$^!$ viz šoġktan, ē$^!$ ayter kakačʻ […]Translation by James R. RussellO shining neck and tulip cheeks […]

#### Descendants

* Armenian: կակաչ (kakačʻ)
** → Northern Kurdish: kakaç (Moks)
** → Turkish: gagaç’, gagaç, kakaç

### References

* ↑ Mxitʻar Goš (1951) Ēm. Pivazyan, editor, Aṙakner [Fables] (Grakan hušarjanner; 1)‎, Yerevan: Academy Press, page 65
* ↑ Bedrosian, Robert (1987) Elise Antreassian, editor, The Fables of Mkhitar Gosh‎, New York: Ashod Press, § 30
* ↑ Hovhannes Tʻlkurancʻi (1960) Ēm. Pivazyan, editor, Taġer [Poems]‎, Yerevan: Academy Press, page 153
* ↑ Russell, James R. (1987) Yovhannēs Tʻlkurancʻi and the Mediaeval Armenian Lyric Tradition (University of Pennsylvania Armenian texts and studies; 7)‎, Atlanta, Georgia: Scholars Press, page 71
* ↑ Asatrian, Garnik (2009) “Prolegomena to the Study of the Kurds”, in Iran and the Caucasus, volume 13, number 1, Leiden: Brill, →DOI, →ISSN, page 41
* ↑ Bläsing, Uwe (1992) Armenisches Lehngut im Türkeitürkischen am Beispiel von Hemşin (Dutch Studies in Armenian Language and Literature; 2) (in German), Amsterdam and Atlanta: Rodopi, § 39, page 40

### Further reading

* Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “կակաչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, pages 488–489
* Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836) “կակաջ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 1035c
* J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “կակաչ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 374b
* Ġazaryan, Ṙuben, Avetisyan, Henrik (2009) “կակաչ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 354b
* Ġazaryan, Ṙuben, Avetisyan, Henrik (2009) “կակաջ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 354b
* Norayr N. Biwzandacʻi (2000) “կակաջ”, in Martiros Minassian, editor, Baṙagirkʻ storin hayerēni i matenagrutʻeancʻ ŽA–ŽĒ darucʻ [Dictionary of Middle Armenian Based on the Literature of 11–17th Centuries]‎, edited from the author's unfinished manuscript written 1884–1915, Geneva: Martiros Minassian, page 336

## Old Armenian
### Etymology

Onomatopoeic

### Noun

կակաչ • (kakačʻ)
* a place with purling waters

#### Derived terms

* կակաչեմ (kakačʻem)
* կակաչիւն (kakačʻiwn)
* կակաչուն (kakačʻun)

### References

* Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կակաչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
* Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կակաչ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
* Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կակաչ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy