միզել
mizel/miˈzel/
The Armenian phrase for 'pee' is միզել (mizel), which is the verb meaning 'to urinate'. Wiktionary also lists չիշիկ անել (čʻišik anel).
Meaning: urinate (verb)
Ways to say it
| Armenian | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| միզել | mizel | /miˈzel/ (Eastern Armenian) /miˈzel/ (Western Armenian) |
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| չիշիկ անել | čʻišik anel | /t͡ʃʰiˈʃik ɑˈnel/ (Eastern Armenian, word by word) | childish |
The verb is used to describe the act of urinating. Related to this is the noun մեզ, which means 'urine'.
What does it mean word for word?
The childish euphemism չիշիկ անել literally translates to 'to do pee-pee'.
Which one should you use?
միզել is the standard verb, while չիշիկ անել is a childish way to say 'to do pee-pee'.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
միզել is considered the formal way to express this action, whereas չիշիկ անել is tagged as childish.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The infinitive միզել can change to միզելու in certain constructions, such as when expressing that one is about to urinate.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is mizel. The sound is /miˈzel/. The /m/ is like the [m] in 'mine', the /i/ is like the [ea] in 'seat' (short in duration), the /z/ is like the [z] in 'zoo' and the /l/ is like the [l] in 'lace'.
Did you know?
- In Armenian culture, using the word միզել in a polite social setting is often avoided in favor of phrases like դեպի լոգարան գնալ, meaning 'to go toward the bathroom'.
- The childish term չիշիկ uses the Armenian diminutive suffix -իկ, which is also used to turn the word for 'dog' into 'puppy' or 'cat' into 'kitten'.
Examples in context
- Պետք է միզել հնարավորինս շուտ։Petq e mizel hnaravorins shut.It is necessary to urinate as soon as possible.
Example conversation
Ani and Tigran are at a doctor's office.
- Անի AniԴու կարողանո՞ւմ ես միզել:Du karoghanum es mizel?Can you pee?
- Տիգրան TigranՈչ, ինձ դժվար է:Voch, indz dzhvar e:No, it is difficult for me.
- Անի AniՓորձիր միզել հիմա:Pordzir mizel hima:Try to pee now.
- Տիգրան TigranԼավ, ես կփորձեմ:Lav, yes kpordzem:Okay, I will try.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “pee” translations and entries միզել, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (չիշիկ, անել) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries անել, միզել, չիշիկ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
