Armenian

Proper noun

Կարիճ • ‎(Karič) (Symbol: ♏)

1. (astronomy) Scorpius (a constellation of the zodiac containing the red giant Antares, in the shape of a scorpion).
2. (astrology) Scorpio (the zodiac sign for the scorpion, covering October 23–November 21).

Armenian

Noun

կարիճ • ‎(karič)

1. scorpion
2. (dialectal, Karabakh) crayfish

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Armenian *karid-yeh₂-, borrowed from a substrate word, appearing also in Ancient Greek καρίς ‎(karís, “general term for small crustaceans”).

Noun

կարիճ • ‎(karič)

1. scorpion
2. (astronomy) Scorpius
3. (figuratively) thorny cudgel or stick

Declension

Synonyms

• կոր ‎(kor)

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: կարիճ ‎(karič)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “կարիճ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “կարիճ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “կարիճ”, 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 354