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քիմք

քիմք

Armenian

Noun

քիմք (kʿimkʿ)

  1. palate
  2. (figuratively) liking, caprice, fancy

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷem- (to swallow) + (-kʿ). Cognates include Sanskrit चमति (camati, to sip, to drink), Persian چم (čam, eating and drinking), کام (kām, palate), Icelandic hvoma (to swallow).

Noun

քիմք (kʿimkʿ) pl

  1. palate
    լեզու նորա ի քիմս իւր կցեցաւlezu nora i kʿims iwr kcʿecʿaw ― his tongue clove to his palate
    ընդ քիմս ժպտիլənd kʿims žptil ― to laugh constrainedly, from the teeth outward
  2. (figuratively) liking, caprice, fancy
    ընդ քմացənd kʿmacʿ ― by whim, humorously, capriciously, fantastically
    ի քմացi kʿmacʿ ― according to one's fancy, liking, etc.

Declension

Derived terms

  • քմազարդ (kʿmazard)
  • քմազարդութիւն (kʿmazardutʿiwn)
  • քմակից (kʿmakicʿ)
  • քմծաղրեմ (kʿmcałrem)
  • օձաքիմ (ōjakʿim)

Descendants

References

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