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[Arpa]

ԲՈՒՐԱՍՏԱՆ,ՊՈՒՐԱԿ Պէօրէկ

Bourastan, Pourak Boereg

In another thread initiated by Nane;

http://hyeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=24793&pid=266503&st=0entry266503

I wrote about Պուրակ and Բուրաստան.

To refresh our memory, once again note that latter is spelled with the letter Բ and is based on բոյր/բույր(sweet)smell/perfume, while the former is spelled with the letter Պ, we will see why and see a few pleasant surprises.

First-

ԲՈՅՐ անուշ հոտ “բուրել”sweet smell. It is seen in many near and neighbors’ languages in one form or other, the most interesting is the Persian “boy”- sweet smell from which “boysdan/bosdan bousdan.”**, just like Armenian “bourasdan/բուրասդան” to mean fruit garden/orchard..

**Those familiar with Arabic know this word.(Search and see the surname - Bostanjian )

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ՊՈՒՐԱԿ անտառակ, փոքրիկ անտառ often «պրակ». . It seems to have come the Sanskrit “pauraka”-քաղաքի մօտ սբոսավայր, պարտէզ.AHA!!! PARK?

Հոմանիշների Բառարան says -

Պուրակ(1) սբոսաայգի,ճեմայգի,պարտէզ, ճեմապարտէզ, սբոսապարկ: Անտառ, անտառակ, դարաստան(?), ծառուտ, ծարասատան,թաւուտ, մացառ, եղեգնապուլակ

Here is the surprise, even though the Armatakan does not mention-

Once again from Homanishner, etymology unknown

Պուրակ(2) - Ծրար, կապոց, փաթէթ***

AAH!!!

ՊուրակBoereg?;

http://blog.cleveland.com/taste_impact/2008/09/large_turnover.jpg

Turnover

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.slashfood.com/media/2008/09/single-apple-turnover.jpg

The dictionary of those other people- “borek” = pastry, pie. No etymology available.

***Why can’t we call that grape leaf delicacy by one or other of these???

Here is grandma;

http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?template=zoom&Site=J4&Date=20080416&Category=LIFESTYLE&ArtNo=804160317&Ref=AR

And the finished product

http://lisacooks.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/dolma.jpg

Edited January 17, 2010 by Arpa