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քրքում

քրքում

Armenian

Noun

քրքում (kʿrkʿum)

  1. (botany) saffron plant, crocus
  2. seasoning made from saffron
  3. dye made from saffron
  4. the colour of saffron

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Persian *kurkum. Compare Persian کرکم (kurkum, saffron) and Arabic كركم (kúrkum). Borrowed from the East into many languages.

Noun

քրքում (kʿrkʿum)

  1. (botany) crocus, saffron
    քրքում վայրենի, սուտ քրքումkʿrkʿum vayreni, sut kʿrkʿum ― carthamus, bastard or mock saffron, safflower
    հնդիկ քրքումhndik kʿrkʿum ― curcuma, turmeric, terra merita

Declension

Derived terms

  • քրքմատեսակ (kʿrkʿmatesak)
  • քրքմատեսիկ (kʿrkʿmatesik)
  • քրքմացան (kʿrkʿmacʿan)
  • քրքմաւէտ (kʿrkʿmawēt)
  • քրքմեղ (kʿrkʿmeł)
  • քրքմեմ (kʿrkʿmem)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), քրքում”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), քրքում”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), քրքում”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935