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կաչաղակ

կաչաղակ

Armenian

Noun

կաչաղակ (kačʿałak)

  1. magpie
  2. (figuratively) chatterbox, windbag (a person who talks a lot)

Declension

References

  • Ałayan, Ēduard (1976), կաչաղակ”, in Ardi hayereni bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Modern Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • կեչեղակ (kečʿełak)

Etymology

From Iranian *kačalak. Compare Persian کجله (kajala, magpie), کلاژه (kalāža, magpie), Kurdish qijik (magpie).

Noun

կաչաղակ (kačʿałak)

  1. magpie

Declension

Derived terms

  • կաչաղեմ (kačʿałem)

Descendants

References

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