քրքանք
Old Armenian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]քրքեմ (kʻrkʻem) + -անք (-ankʻ)
Noun
[edit]քրքանք • (kʻrkʻankʻ) pl
- hearty laugh, loud or derisive laughter, burst of laughter
- քրքանք բառնալ ― kʻrkʻankʻ baṙnal ― to burst out a laughing, to burst into a loud derisive laugh, to laugh outright or immoderately, to roar with laughter
- քրքանք կալ ― kʻrkʻankʻ kal ― to be laughed at, derided, scorned
Declension
[edit]| plural (plurale tantum) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | քրքանք (kʻrkʻankʻ) |
| genitive | քրքանաց (kʻrkʻanacʻ) |
| dative | քրքանաց (kʻrkʻanacʻ) |
| accusative | քրքանս (kʻrkʻans) |
| ablative | քրքանաց (kʻrkʻanacʻ) |
| instrumental | քրքանաւք = քրքանօք (kʻrkʻanawkʻ = kʻrkʻanōkʻ) |
| locative | քրքանս (kʻrkʻans) |
References
[edit]- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քրքանք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քրքանք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “քրքանք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press