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կռինչ

կռինչ

Armenian

Noun

կռինչ (kṙinčʿ)

  1. croak of a crow
  2. (figuratively) shriek, cry

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin. Compare կռիչ (kṙičʿ).

Noun

կռինչ (kṙinčʿ)

  1. croak, shriek
  2. (figuratively) a mere nothing

Derived terms

  • անկռինչ (ankṙinčʿ)
  • մազկռինչ (mazkṙinčʿ)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), կռինչ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), կռինչ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), կռինչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 377