խնծիղ

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Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian խնծիղ (xncił); see it for more.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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խնծիղ (xnciġ)

  1. joy, mirth
  2. revelry

Declension

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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խնծիղ (xncił)

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

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: խնծիղ (xnciġ)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “խնծիղք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “խնծիղք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “խնծիղ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press