կռինչ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian կռինչ (kṙinčʻ); see it for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

կռինչ • (kṙinčʻ)

  1. croak of a crow
  2. (figuratively) shriek, cry

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

Of onomatopoeic origin. Compare կռիչ (kṙičʻ).

Noun

կռինչ • (kṙinčʻ)

  1. croak, shriek
  2. (figuratively) a mere nothing

Derived terms

  • անկռինչ (ankṙinčʻ)
  • կռնչեմ (kṙnčʻem)
  • մազկռինչ (mazkṙinčʻ)

Descendants

  • Armenian: կռինչ (kṙinčʻ)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կռինչ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կռինչ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կռինչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 377
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