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խնծիղ

խնծիղ

Armenian

Noun

խնծիղ (xncił)

  1. joy, mirth
  2. revelry

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

From *խինծ (*xinc) (compare խնծաւոր (xncawor)), whose earlier form was *խինձ (*xinj), + -իղ (-ił). See խինդ (xind) for more.

Noun

խնծիղ (xncił)

  1. laugh, laughter, gaiety, toying, dalliance, rapture

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

  • խնծուոր (xncuor)
  • խնծաւոր (xncawor)

Descendants

References

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